Animal Behaviour
Watch: Curious lion nibbles on car mirror before pawing at the window
There are close-up lion encounters and then there's this ...
7 days agoCollection of nature articles related to all things of the natural world such as animal behaviour, reproduction and the relationship between predator vs prey.
Animal Behaviour
The art of staying stable: Hawkmoths are masters of hovering
A tiny copper cannonball is no match for the hawkmoth's hovering prowess.
8 days ago
Animal Behaviour
Watch: Hyenas bombard wild dogs and steal their meal
While on a recent game drive in South Africa's Londolozi Private Game Reserve, field guide Roddy Watson landed a front-row seat to a scuffle between a...
13 days ago
Animal Behaviour
Rattle battle: Male rattlesnakes filmed wrestling for dominance in California
While exploring the trails in California's Cheeseboro Canyon recently, a mountain biker stumbled across a pair of tussling rattlesnakes and stopped...
22 days ago
Predator vs Prey
WATCH: Jaguar's underwater wrestling match with a caiman in Brazil
Jaguars are famously unfussy eaters. These big cats will scoff down just about anything they can catch, including anacondas, capybaras, giant...
one month ago
Animal Behaviour
In photos: Hyenas and vultures strip an elephant carcass in 36 hours
In just 36 hours, hyenas and vultures reduced an elephant carcass to little more than skin and bones.
one month ago
Predator vs Prey
Claws vs quills: Young leopard tries its luck at hunting a porcupine (video)
A clash of quills and claws.
one month ago
Animal Behaviour
WATCH: Heron hitches a ride on a hippopotamus
Hippopotamus: it's the only way to travel.
one month ago
Animal Behaviour
Chimpanzee 'nests' shed light on the origins of humanity
Early hominins are thought to have made a new shelter every night, which taught them how to adapt to changing conditions.
one month ago
Predator vs Prey
Clash of the Carnivores: Lone lioness protect her cub from a pack of wild dogs
In a fight between a wild dog and a lioness, it’s a safe bet to back the big cat. But that's not the case when a lone lioness faces off against a...
one month ago
Animal Behaviour
Scent of a Primate: Lemurs can detect weakness in each other with a simple sniff
Some say the eyes never lie – for Madagascar’s lemurs, it’s their glandular secretions that always tell the truth.
2 months ago
Predator vs Prey
Caught on camera: Alligator chomps shark off the South Carolina coast
"Gator vs Shark" sounds like a showdown that only plays out in low-budget horror flicks, but these predatory giants do sometimes clash in the briny...
2 months ago
How it works
Watch: High-speed cameras reveal secrets of the chameleon's record-breaking tongue
The smallest chameleons on Earth perform one of the most explosive movements in the animal kingdom.
2 months ago
Predator vs Prey
Street Fight: Cobra filmed attacking a monitor lizard in South Africa's Kruger Park
South Africa's Kruger National Park has played host to some truly thrilling wildlife encounters. But it's not often that reptiles take centre stage in...
2 months ago
Sharks
Watch: Tiger shark chomps down on a turtle in the Gulf of Mexico
Sea turtles are equipped with some pretty heavy-duty body armour, but their tough carapaces are no match for the serrated teeth of tiger sharks.
2 months ago
