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Rare 9ft-tall 'camel birds' released into Saudi Arabian desert
The release is a milestone for an ambitious rewilding project in the country's northwest.
This bird’s song sounds exactly like dripping water. Scientists just worked out how it does it
New research reveals how cowbirds make their astonishing liquid song.
“It seems so cruel.” Steve Backshall’s disturbing killer whale encounter on a beach in Patagonia
TV presenter and wildlife filmmaker Steve Backshall recounts a pod of orcas engaging in ‘surplus killing’
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“I had to spend the entire night in a foetal position under some tree roots.”
Biologist and photographer Chien Lee on shrew loos, rogue drones and being rained out of bed
Exploding comet may have wiped out mammoths and other enormous Ice Age mammals
Did mammoths, sabre-tooth tigers and other Ice Age megafauna face a similar, impact-induced fate to the dinosaurs? That’s what new evidence may be starting to suggest…
In the dead of the night, this diver saw a bizarre thing scuttling out of the darkness
During a night dive in Bali, an underwater photographer happened upon a fascinating example of symbiosis between a carrier crab and an upside-down jellyfish.
A venomous viper, ‘psychedelic’ tarantula and a fish shaped like a guitar are on the brink of extinction, say experts
Conservation charity Fauna & Flora has released its 2026 Species to Watch list, which spotlights some of the most endangered animals on the planet
It's sleek, black, incredibly beautiful and very fast – and is known as the 'cheetah of the deep sea' despite weighing over a tonne
Learn all about the unmistakable pilot whale, from their diet and size to life in the pod and why, sadly, they're prone to beaching
"Imagine an elephant that stood no taller than your waist and was covered in a coat of fuzzy hair - cute, right?" Meet 10 cutest prehistoric animals ever
Not all animals from prehistory were monsters, some would even have made great pets…
"A bull elephant appeared from the bush. Ambling over to the carcass, the immense creature used his tactile trunk to gently caress the bones of his fallen comrade"
A cheery safari trip takes a solemn turn
When scientists went to a group of remote South Pacific islands, they weren’t expecting to find so many of these giants
A new study has revealed that giant clams are thriving in American Sāmoa thanks to protections from traditional community management.
He was a ‘wrestler’, went to the pub and starred in a James Bond movie. Oh, and he was a 65-stone grizzly bear
A BBC documentary looks back on the extraordinary life of Hercules, the Scottish grizzly bear
“Fighting tunnel vision, dizziness and an elevated heart rate, I stumbled back down the trail and narrowly avoided passing out.”
Conservation photographer Devon Matthews on adventures with arachnids and tripod mishaps
Can kangaroos walk – or hop – backwards?
When it comes to going backwards kangaroos are somewhat slower...
It can mimic facial expressions like humans and is the smallest of its kind in the world – meet this charismatic creature
What are sun bears? Where do sun bears live? Learn all about this beguiling and elusive bear in Heidi Quine's expert guide
Why don’t humans have tails if so many other vertebrates have them?
Most vertebrates have tails, so why don't we? Here's everything you need to know about why humans have evolved to be tail-free
Researchers extract DNA from 25 Killer whales off the coast of Japan – and make "crucial" new discovery
New research reveals that orcas around the island of Hokkaido can be split into two distinct forms, offering conservationists important information that can help protect the animals.
Can any animals kill sperm whales?
Discover the animals take on the mighty sperm whale?
This parasitic creature penetrates its host with potent venom and injects its eggs – and could be lurking in a pond near you
Discover the fairy wasp, a dastardly winged insect that parasitises beetle eggs in the depths of garden ponds
What is the biggest bear in the world? Clue: it towers overs humans and weighs almost a tonne
There are two contenders for the biggest bear in the world title, says Stuart Blackman, and it's difficult to pick a winner between them.
11 jaw-dropping killer whale moments captured in photos and film that reveal the brutal hunting techniques of the ocean’s top predator
Discover the unstoppable force and awe-inspiring dominance of the ocean’s ultimate hunter.
"It may sound freaky, but it can actually 'see' with its genitals"
Are these the weirdest genitals ever?
They look like ants, they act like ants – but these destructive, house-wrecking little terrors are no ants
“I nearly lost my dive watch and a glove while ‘holding hands’ with an octopus in this way.”
Conservation photojournalist Justin Gilligan on giant spider crabs and holding hands with an octopus