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"It was the length of 4 Ford Focus estate cars parked bumper to bumper and a ferocious super-predator able to seize substantial prey in its powerful jaws"
Megaladon was three times the length of a great white and ruled the ocean for millions of years. Here's what you need to know about this phenomenal fish.
It was the size of a small car, had deadly teeth that looked like a guillotine and the biting power of a T rex
Crocodile fish ARE real – and they can create a deadly vortex that sucks prey right into their gaping mouths
The scary-sounding crocodile fish is actually shy and “will likely bolt upon seeing a human,” researchers say
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Researchers watched these elusive cats for 13 years – and made a surprising discovery
Jaguars are abundant in the wetlands of west-central Brazil – a new study reveals how they interact with each other, and much more.
10-year-old boy tags rare black stork near Chernobyl then tracks it in motorhome. This is what he discovered
Noah Beshto is on a mission to learn more about one of the planet's most mysterious birds.
In order to mate, hundreds of males cluster tightly around the female to make a ‘mating ball' before she escapes underground
Ivy bees have an interesting and altogether different lifestyle to honey bees
"Invisible armour and giant eyes…" It can grow to the size of a human hand, swims through the ocean unseen and lives at depths of around 1,500 metres
Open water animals in the deep sea are dangerously exposed to predators but this one swims through the ocean totally unseen thanks to some special attributes.
Researchers dropped a camera into a murky river in the Amazon – then a rare and peculiar animal appeared
A pod of enigmatic creatures emerged from the darkness and began playing in front of the camera.
Invasive rabbits were removed from an island in Chile – then something "extraordinary" happened
In just over 10 years, the population of Peruvian diving petrels on Choros Island soared from 12,000 breeding pairs to nearly 90,000, offering hope in a time of global seabird declines.
It's the same size as Uruguay, can reach a blistering 95°C and is home to a deadly 3 metre snake, capable of injecting massive volumes of potent venom
Stretching across the heart of Australia’s red centre, the Simpson Desert is a land of seemingly endless dunes, vast horizons and extraordinary isolation
The seals that shouldn't exist: How did 100,000 end up trapped in the middle of Siberia, a whopping 2,000 miles from the ocean?
How on Earth did the Baikal seal reach a lake in the middle of Russia?
Scientists find red blood cells in dinosaur bone in "landmark discovery"
Researchers have uncovered unequivocal evidence of fossilised red blood cells inside a 115-million-year-old dinosaur bone.
"It binds to a victim’s nerve cells, blocking signals and causing paralysis and death by suffocation." 6 most venomous, dangerous fish on the planet
These fish are best avoided...
Before flowers, grass or even dinosaurs, Earth had forests unlike anything alive today – and their inhabitants were truly terrifying
Our planet hasn’t always been a lush and verdant world; in fact, for the first four billion years of its history, its surface better resembled that of Mars…
"She lies motionless on the operating table in front of me, her extraordinary armour of overlapping scales rising along her back"
Nada Farhoud writes about her experience witnessing an important pangolin rescue effort
Night diver films ambush predator slithering over the seafloor in Indonesia
Footage captured near Komodo Island shows a marine file snake swimming slowly through the darkness.
It's the size of a pet cat and has a top speed of 15 MPH — and very shy
Although they are present across Wales, much of England and parts of Scotland, polecats are elusive and rarely seen. Our expert guide by the Vincent Wildlife Trust takes a look at this marvellous mustelid.
This is a landscape where rivers disappear for decades, only to return without warning, and hippos fight lions
The Savuti Channel mysteriously appears and disappears without any pattern.
At 2 metres long this is one heck of a tooth – and weirdly it's also the creature's only tooth
What is the narwhal's tusk? How long can it grow? What's it used for? Read on to find out the answers.
"Its venom contains over 100 different toxins and has the power to paralyse muscles." 8 most dangerous, deadliest animals in Florida
From bull sharks to black bears, here's everything to avoid in Florida
"Enlarged lungs and heart help fuel explosive bursts, while blunt claws grip the ground like a sprinter's spikes." 10 fastest wild cats on the planet
Nada Farhoud discovers why the answer is more complicated than you might think
10 biggest, most gigantic spiders in the world: Discover terrifying arachnids as big as dinner plates
Meet the ten largest spiders in the world - you wouldn't want to see these scuttling across your carpet!
It’s almost the size of the UK, incredibly dangerous and deep enough to swallow Mount Fuji and visited by one third of the world’s whales and dolphins
The Bay of Biscay is known for its rough waters and incredible wildlife watching opportunities
When this tunnel of swirling mist and air forms over the sea, move away fast!
A waterspout is a weather phenomenon in the same ‘family’ as tornadoes
