6 animal myths you might think are true – from swallowing spiders to ostriches burying their heads in the sand
There are lots of myths about animals that simply aren’t true – we debunk some of them
It's the size of a small car, has outlived the dinosaurs can dive a bonkers 1,000 metres down
Our guide to the endangered leatherback turtle most frequently seen in British waters.
“The sight of them writhing around in slippery foam will stay with me for a while.” This mating ritual could be Earth’s weirdest
Female Japanese tree frogs produce foam-like nests to lay eggs in – and things soon turn into a slippery mess
A 'vampire' deer, the grumpiest cat, a bearded vulture – meet Mongolia's strangest animals
Cazenove+loyd's private expeditions can help you see the world's most elusive creatures
Scientists started digging in the one of the world’s driest deserts. What they eventually found was extraordinary
Researchers found that life can thrive even in one of the most extreme environments on Earth
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.
"We were in a small boat in the deadly, croc-infested Zambezi River, just metres from the edge of Victoria Falls. Then the engine spluttered and cut out...”
As the Zambezi approaches the famous 100m drop-off, it constricts from three miles into one mile, and picks up speed and sass. Suddenly, we found ourselves funnelled through ever tighter channels and increasingly challenging rapids
"Like an ‘aircraft’ hovering in the middle of the water." Ghostly cavefish found beneath the ground in China
The otherworldly Yang's plateau loach is one of hundreds freshwater fish species described in 2025, new report reveals.
"Something wasn't right." Diver films giant stingray emerging from seabed with part of its body missing
When stingrays lose their barb, the animals can survive but are left without their main form of self-defence from predators, says Melissa Hobson, who filmed the injured animal while diving in Indonesia.
Back from brink: 12 rare, incredible animals that have made a miraculous comeback from the verge of extinction
Nature has the potential to bounce back – sometimes it just needs a little help. Meet the species that have made spectacular recoveries from the edge of extinction.
Birds
Birdwatching may slow ageing of the brain, say neuroscientists
Learning to identify birds could be beneficial for cognition as people get older, according to a new study.
It has a bizarre beak, is twice as heavy as a robin and uses animal hair to make its nest
Meet the common crossbill, the chunky finch with a taste for pine cones.
It has a bandit mask and punk-rocker crest – and can eat a whopping 1,000 berries a day
Meet the waxwing – the exotic-looking bird with a penchant for berries.
It's made from 1,500 tiny white feathers, bound together with spider silk and takes up to 3 weeks to construct
When it comes to intricacy, few animal nests can compete with those constructed by long-tailed tits. This is how they make them
These giants were planted by the Victorians. Now little birds sleep inside them
It’s easy to see how the treecreeper got its name…
Impaling on spikes, water bombing and stabbing – birds are more brutal than you realised. Here's 5 gruesome techniques they use to kill
Discover the brutal techniques used by some British birds to catch their prey - from impaling on spikes through to stabbing
How to identify wildlife
Red squirrel vs grey squirrel: Think you know how they differ? Think again as the differences between these two squirrels will surprise you
We take a look at how the red squirrel differs to its American grey cousin
Brown rat or water vole: How to tell the difference between these two lookalike-rodents
When all you've seen is a flash of brown fur, it can be hard to know whether it was a water vole or rat. Though the two species tend to live in different habitats, there are areas where they overlap, potentially leading to cases of mistaken identity. So how do you tell rats and water voles apart?
Mink or otter? What's the difference between these two slippery, semiaquatic lookalikes?
How do you tell the difference between otters and mink?
LRPs, PG Tips and Jizz: Cracking the secret language of birders
You’re sitting in a hide and overhear other birders talking. The conversation ranges from ‘LRPs’ and ‘roosting Leos’ and you scratch your chin as you try to decipher their code – welcome to the world of birding jargon.
It's the fastest animal in the world and its deadly claws can catch prey mid-air: Meet one of the world's most incredible birds of prey
Peregrines are the ultimate urban predator. Learn all about them, including how to spot them ‘stooping’ to catch prey
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Plants
It’s longer than a blue whale, is thousands of years old and drinks fog – meet this weird ‘living fossil’
This living fossil (having unchanged for more than 200 million years) can survive some of the harshest conditions on Earth
Plants play techno, chimps drum and one creature uses its minuscule penis as a bow – why music isn’t just for humans
It’s not just the hills that are alive with the sound of music – ponds and oceans thrum with tunes, too
It’s taller than Big Ben, can live for thousands of years and even regenerates after an entire forest burns down
Did you know the tallest tree species in the world can grow to more than 100 metres? Learn all about them
Does a tree know it's being eaten?
Can a tree protect itself if being eaten?
