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12 brutal and amazing birds of prey photos that capture their deadly power, grace and majesty
Stunning images reveal the raw power and regal beauty of nature’s most formidable aerial predators.
"Its mouth is actually bigger than its body": The biggest mouths in the animal kingdom, including one that could fit a shipping container inside
Which animal has the biggest mouth? We take a look at the contenders
Chernobyl Exclusion Zone: When humans fled the worst nuclear incident in history, animals moved in. This is what happened next
Brown bears, golden eagles, wolves, lynx and bison are just a few of the species that now live in the partially abandoned city of Chernobyl in Ukraine. Some animals are flourishing, others have been forced to evolve...
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It's twice the size of the Serengeti, flat as a pancake, white as snow – and home to mysterious, dancing lights and one of the world's fastest mammals
Known as the white desert, It looks like an endless field of snow and home to one of the world's rarest mammals
It might look like a harmless twig, but it’s anything but… "Its venom affects blood clotting and can cause severe bleeding. There is no antivenom."
"Its scarily large fangs, which are easily strong enough to bite through shoes and pierce skin, can inject venom deadly enough to cause severe illness and death"
Unsurprisingly, the deadliest spider in the world is native to Australia – and requires one victim to take 12 vials of antivenom to survive its lethal bite
Pound for pound, this little fish has the most savage, brutal bite ever measured – way stronger than a great white shark
It might be small but it sure is mighty...
Why do some people suffer more bug bites than others?
It has a rather grotesque face, electric organs, venomous spines and can swallow prey whole thanks to its huge mouth, which can suck them right in
These ambush predators can also create a vacuum that sucks prey right into their mouths.
"The Mass Mortality Event was devastating. In a few short weeks, something strange wiped out more than 60% of the species’ global population"
The event took place over a few short weeks and detrimental to the Saiga population
Meet Britain’s very own tarantula – the purse-web spider, complete with huge fangs
Does Britain have tarantulas? Yes says Nick Baker, or at least a spider that belongs to the same family. Meet the purse-web spider
The bizarre '4-eyed' mammal that appears to survive arid, desert conditions without access to water
Our guide to the world’s most endangered antelope - the hirola, including why they are sometimes known as four eyed antelopes, and why their populations have declined.
“Our guide told us there was a bear cave 300 metres away. We didn’t take him seriously. It was a miracle we survived”
Boris Belchev on birds, batteries and battling bears with pop music
“It functions like an ecological time capsule, preserving landscapes that no longer exist...” 10 ancient locations that have barely changed for millions of years
Our planet’s surface is constantly changing, but some areas have remained relatively unchanged for millions, even billions, of years…
"Once they've caught their prey it may be shaken violently to ‘deglove’ and they then tear the carcass into pieces small enough to swallow"
The leopard seals sit close to the top of the artic food chain. Here's why
The day it snowed spiders in Brazil
A quiet Brazil town looked like a scene from a Tim Burton movie after it started snowing spiders
9 terrifying animals straight from your nightmares: Bloodsuckers, deadly predators and nature’s most horrifying beasts that strike fear and revulsion
The natural world is full of weird and wonderful creatures, but some animals are the stuff of nightmares...
It can swallow prey whole, reproduce at any time and is named after a Disney character – meet the elusive deep-sea animal
This animal's population is also unknown, as specimens are rarely found intact by scientists
It spends all day in bed and looks like it's wearing striped pyjamas – but its cuteness conceals a toxic side
Yes this is a real animal - be it a rather sleepy and weird one...
“It screams, chatters and whistles”. It might look like a dog but it definitely doesn't sound like a dog with its freaky, spine-tingling vocals…
Here's why the dhole is called the 'whistling dog', and everything else you need to know about the species
Can leopards and cheetahs interbreed? Could cheetapards be a thing?
Tigers and lions have been known to interbreed, so why haven't cheetahs and leopards?
8 deadliest deserts on the planet and some of the dangerous wildlife you’ll find lurking there
From deathstalker scorpions, active volcanoes and Komodo dragons, this is what the world's deadliest deserts have in store
"Buried on ocean’s floor lies a flat, pancake-like lethal predator that's bigger than a king-sized bed and perfectly designed for deadly, ambush attacks"
Our guide to the strange looking angelshark, once common in British waters.
"The heavens opened – and it started raining fish, hundreds of them…" And the possible reason was even more bizarre
Here are the possibilities investigators considered to explain the crazy experience
