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Rusty-spotted cat on a tree branch

What’s the world's smallest cat? Meet the tiny felines barely larger than a ruler

Smaller than an adult domestic cat, there are two species of wild cat that could be considered the world’s smallest cat.
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What's the difference between the aardvark and the anteater?

Aardvark vs anteater: Just what are the differences between these 2 curious, long-nosed, termite-guzzling, oddities?

They might look similar but the aardvark and anteater are very different animals. Here we explain how they differ...
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Is the hippo Africa's most dangerous animal

What's the most dangerous animal in Africa? There's a number of deadly contenders but one is responsible for a humongous million human deaths a year

James Fair takes a look at the contenders for Africa's most dangerous animal
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Cobweb beetle larvae

"The result is a medieval-looking bit of engineering designed to lodge and entangle the limbs, palps and mouthparts of any attacker"

Loaded with a weaponised derrière, this baby beetle dares to go where few insects would: right into a spider’s web.
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Ussuri brown bear

An enormous mammal is moving into Japan’s suburbs – with “tragic consequences”

Bears wandering into towns is now common in Japan, sparking a rethink on how we should interact with them
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"Working together they can subdue prey 700 times their weight - even birds aren't safe..." Inside this terrifying web of nightmares

If one spider is enough to get you sweating, how about webs full of thousands of them?
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Josef Stefan

“I was photographing seabirds on a remote island off Norway. Then a huge predator appeared from nowhere”

Wildlife photographer Josef Stefan on no-show bustards, eagle drama and a lens cap fail
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Pod of sperm whales

Whale experts studied the noises of this isolated population – and discovered something incredibly human-like about them

Scientists have identified two distinct dialects in Mediterranean sperm whales and believe it mirrors the movement of ancestral clans
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Clytia hemisphaerica

This jellyfish can heal wounds “in minutes” – now scientists want to uncover its secret

A transparent jellyfish shows how cells can crawl and pull their way to wound healing
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Tardigradesn water bears illustration

"It can handle the ionising radiation of space, exist in suspended animation for 30 years & will be the last beast standing in a nuclear holocaust"

Tardigrades are one of the toughest and most intriguing creatures on Earth. Nick Baker takes a look at these microscopic bear-like creatures, also known as water bears
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Chinese Softshell Turtle [Pelodiscus sinensis]

"It may leave a bitter taste, but peeing out their mouths produces more concentrated urea – and they can simply rinse and gargle away – lovely"

This peculiar habit enables this turtle to enjoy the best of both worlds says Stuart Blackman
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Whale shark

12 incredible photos of the biggest shark on Earth

These striking images show the remarkable size and amazing feeding techniques of whale sharks.
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Speothos venaticus or bush dog,

10 smallest wild dogs on the planet, from one that can climb trees like a cat to a cutie that looks like a little bear

You may think of wolves, coyotes and jackals when you think of wild dogs, but there are some tiny wild dogs out there. Here are ten of the smallest
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Single Impala in the Serengeti National Park

2 million animals cross deadly rivers, vast savannahs and evade lethal predators on an epic 1,000 km journey every year. Here's why...

The great migration is the largest circular movement of animals on the planet.
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Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, USA, US-Bundesstaat Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Yellowstone Nationalpark, Norris Geysir Becken, Porcelain Springs

"It can reach a height of 55 metres, which would see super-heated water shooting over Nelson’s Column were it situated in London's Trafalgar Square"

Its all-star cast of charismatic megafauna which makes Yellowstone indisputably one of the top wildlife attractions anywhere in the world
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Single ripe yellow banana on blue background with harsh shadow

"It can grow another penis within 24 hours..."The world's 9 weirdest penises – including a detachable one that swims off after a mate

Animal penises come in all sorts of shapes and sizes...
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“It's deadlier than cyanide and causes paralysis and death. And, unfortunately, there's no known antidote..." 8 most poisonous BIRDS on the planet

They say that you are what you eat – and these unassuming birds eat toxins like it’s nothing.
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This fish lives in complete darkness – and scientists just found out it does something weird...

The two different species of cavefish live on the surface and in complete darkness, offering a rare glimpse into how the brain evolves and adapts to different environments
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Marsh fritillary

"To survive the winter it builds itself a life-support bubble. We can assume that the structure is more or less sealed..."

Nick Baker takes an in-depth look at the marsh fritillary's winter survival skills
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"I experienced relaxation of muscles in the limbs, was hardly able to speak or control my facial expression and felt almost like I were going to die”

The flower urchin looks like it’s covered in hundreds of beautiful petals but each one is a set of snapping jaws ready to bite
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A poster about giant hogweed on a fence

A giant 'horror movie' plant that can cause painful burns, eye damage and even blindness – with some effects persisting for months or years

You definitely don't want to go anywhere near this highly toxic plant. Here's what to look for and how to deal with it
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Dingo is an animal starting with d

It looks like a dog, growls like a dog and acts like a dog – but is it actually a dog? It depends on who you ask...

Meet the dingo, an iconic species of Australia
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Mojave Desert

Researchers took moss from the Californian desert – and found something very weird (and tiny) in it

Mosses are known for their durability, able to survive anywhere from the peaks of the Himalayas or the sands of Death Valley, to the unforgiving vastness of space
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Green leaves on in grass

Vomiting, paralysis, kidney failure, death: This foul-smelling plant is so deadly it was used to execute condemned prisoners in ancient Greece

This common wildflower looks like several other plants but if you confuse them you'll regret it. Discover hemlock and just how poisonous it is
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