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3 miles down in the ocean deep-sea robot discovered a bizarre world that shouldn't exist – where water reaches 401°C
The Beebe Vent Field in the Cayman Trough is home to the world’s deepest known hydrothermal vents
The truth about shark bites – and how to make your visit to the ocean safer
Shark attacks on humans are extremely rare, but should it ever happen, here's our expert guide on what to do.
Do all fish pee? It's not quite what you might expect
how do fish get rid of waste products? Do fish pee? We take a look at a fish's urinary system
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"It gave an explosive snort, opened his enormous jaws and lunged towards us. 'It's Mad Max!' Murray shouted. 'Keep paddling'"
A memorable canoe safari down the Zambezi River left Olivia Pozzan feeling extremely lucky
“It digests its victims within a customised ‘stomach’ so efficiently that only a wisp of skin remains”
The Venus flytrap of North America acts like a spring-trap, snapping its claw-like leaves shut on any bug unfortunate enough to alight.
"Their pincers contain a venomous cocktail of enzymes and toxins, which is injected to immobilise their catch before they liquify it"
Laurie Jackson explains all you need to know about pseudoscorpions, tiny arachnids which are also known as false scorpions
Can this poor zebra escape a deadly crocodile's jaws? Watch heart-wrenching, tense, BBC footage of a perilous battle at the river’s edge
Zebras must face one of nature’s most dangerous challenges: crossing predator-filled rivers
"He was the horse the Germans couldn't kill." 8 incredibly brave animals that fought in wars across the world
Meet the surprising and heroic animals used in warfare from the ancient Egyptians to modern day
Watch nail-biting, scary footage of a powerful grizzly mama bear stalking a hiker
Incredible footage captures the moment a massive mama grizzly bear and her cubs approaches a hiker in Alaska.
It’s 2,000 years old, half a mile long and paved with giant slabs – but why is this mysterious road at the bottom of the Caribbean Sea?
“The trapdoor burst open and a massive, ferocious bear’s head and a paw appeared.”
Wildlife photographer Michel d’Oultremont talks bear scares, deer ruts and frostbite
Whale shark vs basking shark: what's the difference between these titans of the ocean?
They might be the largest fish in the sea, but these gentle giants are harmless – here's how to tell them apart.
"They use rudimentary spears to stab bushbabies while they sleep in their nests" 10 deadly, brutal predators that kill with weapons and other tools
These hunters don’t just rely on instinct—they use tools to outsmart and overpower prey
Caught, plucked, and kept ALIVE: Does this deadly predator take ruthlessness and cruelty to a new level, inflicting a fate worse than death on its prey?
Do Eleonora’s falcons cach migrant birds alive to eat later?
What's the most common bird of prey on the planet?
Have you spotted one of these mesmerising raptors?
“We settle on the seabed just shy of 150m – deeper than the London Eye is tall.” What’s it like to journey down to the deep sea?
What’s it like going 150m below the surface of the sea? Melissa Hobson finds out
How following mammoths across a lost land bridge changed the world forever
The Bering Land Bridge played a crucial role in the migration of animals and humans from Asia to America
"It views us as prey, able to make short work of our puny bodies." Meet the largest, most powerful and deadliest bear on the planet
As the world's largest bear, and largest land carnivore, polar bears are impressive mammals. They are adapted to living in the harsh Arctic environment, and threatened by climate change.
I was drenched in a shock of rotten, fishy breath by a creature 30,000 times the weight of my kayak
Among the ice floes of Greenland, a solo paddler discovers the deep connection with the ocean that only a
small boat can offer
How deep is the deepest part of the ocean and where is it? Clue: it’s deeper than Everest is tall..
What is the deepest part of the ocean – and can anything live in this extreme environment?
It climbs like a cat, roars like a lion and wears a white crescent on its chest: Meet a secretive creature you’ve probably never heard of
What are moon bears? Where do moon bears live?
Learn all about the beguiling moon bear in Heidi Quine's expert guide
“Lying for more than three hours in freezing water left me close to hypothermic.”
Wildlife photographer Richard Birchett on magical merlins, wily coyotes and charging deer
5 animals so bizarre they sound made up – but they're actually real
And these wildlife tours can help you see them
It's the largest tree-dwelling animal on the planet, highly intelligent, can use sophisticated tools – and makes a 'kiss-squeak' call that is not friendly at all
Learn all you need to know about orangutans, including the best places in the world to see them in our expert species guide.
