BBC Wildlife Magazine
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It has iron-coated razor-sharp teeth, weighs the same as a beer keg and delivers its deadly venom by raking its teeth through its prey’s flesh
Komodo dragons have inspired myths and legends for centuries. We take a look at the fearsome predator
Do animals get drunk?
Yes animals can get drunk - here's a few who enjoy a tipple
It has an eerie transparent skull that looks like a diving helmet and is the only animal on Earth to have eyes under its skin inside its head
With its see-through head, the Pacific barreleye fish is one of the weirdest fish in the ocean. Learn all about it in this expert guide from Dave Brian Butvill
It can scale vertical cliffs, shuffles along on its bottom grazing like a cow, and has flowing blond hair and a blazing red chest: Here's the planet's weirdest monkey
Picture a primate that grazes like a cow, climbs cliffs like a mountain goat and forms groups as big as shoals of fish. Noah Snyder-Mackler introduces Ethiopia’s gelada.
There’s a remote volcanic island off Brazil home to scientists, the military – and a crab called John
The yellow land crab lives a secret life on an island stronghold off the coast of Brazil. Conservation photographer
Fernando Faciole went to find out more about this charismatic crustacean.
It barks like a dog, looks like a cross between a squirrel and a hamster and is the size of a bowling pin – meet an adorable, but little-known, American creature
Meet the cute and charismatic prairie dog
It has the beauty and legs of a supermodel, a top speed of 40mph, can leap 3 metres high - yet is just 50cm tall. Meet one of the world's weirdest cats
Meet the beautiful serval cat, a leggy wild cat that roams sub-Saharan Africa
It moves like a cat, climbs like a primate and spends much of its time high up in trees — meet the world's weirdest dog
The bizarre fox that's loaded with quite un-fox-like adaptations for life high in the canopy.
It's as long as a football goal, has legs as thick as wrists and is able to rip monkeys from branches with deadly talons: Meet the world's most powerful bird
What are harpy eagles? Where do they live and just how big are they? Learn all about this iconic eagle in our expert guide
Think flying ants are a nuisance? Think again – here's why Flying Ant Day is actually one of the UK's most remarkable natural spectacles (you might be surprised)
Flying ants are harmless to humans. In fact, their mass emergence in the middle of summer is really quite amazing. Here's why...
“Chicken is her favourite dish. If one clucks, she comes”: can anacondas, chickens and humans coexist in the Amazon?
A Q&A with researcher Dr Beatriz Cosendey on her recently published study exploring human-snake relationships in the várzea regions of the Lower Amazon River.
It stinks of manure, has claws on its wings and eats tree leaves – meet the strange hoatzin, the 'flying cow' of the Amazonian swamps
This avian marvel is also known as the stink bird, the skunk bird and the reptile bird
Why and when do hyenas laugh?
David Brian Butv investigates the reasons hyenas laugh
How did whales get so darned big?
Just how did whales get so big? We take a look at the evidence
The weirdest sharks on the planet, including one that can walk: Discover some of the ocean's strangest creatures
Celebrate the wonder and variety of these ancient, much-misunderstood fish in our list of the weirdest sharks in our oceans
How are zoos regulated in the UK?
Ever wondered if zoos are regulated in the UK? And if so, how? We take a look at how many there are and how it's done.
What animal has the biggest brain?
Did you know the largest brain of an animal weighs a whopping 7.8kg? But which animal does it belong to?
Do animals have accents?
Do animals have accents? Ellen Husain takes a look at the evidence
Which animal sleeps the most?
We take a look at the world's most sleepiest animal
It breaks its own bones in the battle for a mate, can regenerate and is oddly hairy – meet this bizarre 'Wolverine'-like creature
Meet the amphibian with hair, claws and the ability to regenerate.
The spine-chilling screams of this 10kg powerhouse, with its fearsome set of teeth, had settlers convinced they were hearing the devil himself
What is a Tasmanian devil? How big are they and what do they eat? Learn all about the cute but devilish Tasmanian devil in our expert guide
What's the biggest owl? Here's a clue – it has a colossal 2 metre wingspan
Did you know the largest owl in the world has a wingspan of around two metres?
What’s the world’s biggest butterfly? Here's a clue – it has an enormous, 28cm wingspan and weighs a staggering 12g
Did you know the largest butterfly in the world has a wingspan of 28cm and weighs 12g?
Weirdest fish: 16 of the strangest fish in the world, including one that can incredibly live out of water for more than two months
Our seas are brimming with strange and wonderful creatures. Meet 13 of the weirdest fish in the world, which sport everything from super-long noses to golfball heads