Sheena Harvey
Recent articles by Sheena Harvey
"Imagine if you had a leg amputated that then hopped off to lead a life of its own as a zombie?"
When it comes to animal talents this is one of the strangest...
"At worst it can cause necrosis, the death of tissues and organs while the rest of your body still lives." 10 deadliest animals in the Sahara Desert
Deadly snakes, spiders, big cats – and even crocodiles – this barren landscape is home to some of the most dangerous animals in the world
"While she is doing the needlework, the male brings the threads. Little by little she laces it up to form a cup using dozens of stitches."
The little bird that's a very adept seamstress
"As it lurks behind the trapdoor, a twitch on the trip wire alerts it that something tasty has just walked past..."
The master secret ambush predator, that spend most of their lives hidden beneath the soil, waiting to strike with lightning speed.
"The youngest home was around 700 years old while the oldest was possibly 4,000 plus..." 10 weirdest, most extraordinary animal homes on the planet
We take a look at some of the animal kingdom's best builders
Scientists studied dolphins in French Polynesia – and noticed something “odd-looking” about one of the pods
Scientists documented a case of interspecific adoption among bottlenose dolphins – but it’s not the only example in the natural world
"The longer it stays latched onto your skin, the more toxin it pumps in until your legs start to give way and your face and breathing muscles begin to freeze..."
It’s not much bigger than a sesame seed but its toxin will leave you unable to walk
"It delivers a fatal stab with a barbed tip that impales the prey ready to be dismembered..." The world's fastest, deadliest punch
Mount Rushmore is a tourist hotspot. But it’s also home to rare and deadly predators
Millions of visitors flock to the memorial each year, while other creatures remain out of sight
"It can live for 30 years without food & survive temperatures from zero to boiling point." 8 indestructible animals that are the ultimate survivors
There are some animals that are natural born survivors
Under cover of darkness, a huge animal lumbers up a rocky track before descending into a cave and navigating pitch blackness to reach its prize
When not comes to finding the essential salt they need Savannah elephants have to go on a dangerous journey
"It’s one of the few places on Earth where tigers stalk & attack humans, & the only jungle where the leading cause of human death is an apex predator"
A vast, tangled delta of mangrove forests straddling India and Bangladesh, the Sundarbans is a hauntingly beautiful yet lethal wilderness, where shifting tides conceal stealthy Bengal tigers and other deadly predators
"It’s filled with dangerous species. If provoked one will use its claw to rip open the soft bellies of humans to devastating effect."
"The ghostly trunks of a vast forest, submerged for tens of thousands of years, rose out of the sediment. These mighty trees had lived for hundreds of years before their watery grave"
The mystery of 60,000-year-old trees that still smell like fresh incense
"It can survive just about anything, including high doses of radiation and is virtually indestructible." 10 toughest animals on the planet
Proving that size doesn't matter when it comes to toughness, meet the world's top 10 toughest animals.
“They’re either ejected in vomit or walk their way back out when the animal is dead.” Can anything survive being eaten alive?
What’s it liked to be swallowed alive? Not that bad, apparently
Buffalo v bison: Just what is the difference between these massive 1000kg beasts?
8 smartest primates on Earth – Just how do they measure up against us humans?
From tool-using chimpanzees to puzzle-solving capuchins, the primate world is packed with surprising brainpower. But how do the planet’s cleverest monkeys and apes really compare with human intelligence
"They electrocute their prey with an excruciating 600 volts" 10 terrifying electric animals that can deliver a deadly punch
Discover 10 electricity-charged animals
Night cameras film extremely rare pigmy hippos wandering though Ivory Coast rainforest
There are estimated to be fewer than 3,000 pigmy hippos left in the wild.
What's the difference between snakes and slow worms?
They may look similar but that's as far as it goes...
"An animal in the wrong place at the wrong time can be devastating" – World's 11 most invasive animals that are causing destruction across the globe
Why a species being in the wrong place can be detrimental to local ecosystems
"They attack without hesitation and can rake down the front of a frail human body in seconds, with horrifying consequences" 10 violent birds that attack humans
Watch out folks! There’s an angry bird about!
It looks like a snake and moves like a snake - but don't be fooled. This is no snake...
Despite its appearance, the slow worm is not a snake (or a worm) but a legless lizard
