Author Cate Langmuir

Cate Langmuir

Recent articles by Cate Langmuir
Gathering of orcas

Each year, around 100 of the ocean’s deadliest predators gather off the coast of Australia. Scientists have now worked out why

Orcas are known for their teamwork and close-knit pods, but do they get together in greater numbers?
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Asian elephant

“All subspecies hang on in only 5% of their historical range.” This 5.5 tonne giant is Asia’s largest land animal – but it could face extinction

This magnificent mammal is smaller than its African cousins but it’s still the largest land-based animal in Asia. Can you guess what makes them different? It’s not just the size…
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Churchill, Manitoba, Canada, North America

"There are more deadly predators than people..." The remote town where 1,000 giant, 600kg killers rule

A remote community in northern Canada plays host to the annual migration of polar bears, attracting wildlife enthusiasts from around the world
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An Iranian ranger searches for Asiatic Cheetahs in the Desert National Park in Garmsar, east of the capital, on October 8, 2017. Iranian environmentalists have mobilised to protect the world's last Asiatic cheetahs, estimated to number just 50 and faced with the threats of becoming roadkill, a shortage of prey and farmers' dogs. / AFP PHOTO / ATTA KENARE (Photo credit should read ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images)

"With fewer than 50 remaining, and their habitat in conflict it's literally teetering on the brink of extinction..." Meet Asia's fastest animal

There’s one speed demon that can beat them all to the title of fastest land animal in Asia, but this master of acceleration is also critically endangered and time is running out
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Argentina, Patagonia, Cueva de las Manos, Cave of the Hands. Prehistoric rock paintings of human hands in red black and orange 13,000 to 9,500 years old. (Photo by: Eye Ubiquitous/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

The prehistoric ‘graffiti’ cave where teenagers spray-painted their hands 9,000 years ago – and no one knows why...

Learn how an Italian priest uncovered the world’s largest and most dramatic display of handprints and rock art
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