Predator vs Prey
African civet evades two leopards by lying low in a muddy pool (video)
The award for “Predator Defence Tactic Least Likely to Succeed (But Somehow Did)” goes to an African civet that recently evaded two leopards simply by...
4 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
Another case of crocodile cannibalism from Down Under (video)
It's no secret that crocs are partial to the odd bit of cannibalism – as Australian local Bill Yan witnessed first hand on a recent fishing trip...
8 days ago
Predator vs Prey
Dramatic security-cam footage of a crowned eagle's attempt to nab a puppy
Crowned eagles have long been nesting in green spaces in the greater Durban area, but occasionally an inexperienced raptor tries its luck at nabbing a...
13 days ago
Predator vs Prey
WATCH: Bobcat takes down rattlesnake in sidewalk skirmish
With their notoriously elusive and mostly nocturnal habits, bobcats are not often seen in the wild – unless, of course, there's one scuffling with a...
18 days ago
Predator vs Prey
In Photos: Chameleon loses reptilian wrestling match with a venomous boomslang
On a trip to the Kruger National Park, tourist Josephine Williams managed to snap some images of a chameleon caught in a wrestling match with a deadly...
21 days ago
Predator vs Prey
Confused carpet python accidentally swallows a slipper
From light bulbs to barbecue tongs, snakes have been recorded accidentally gobbling down a wide variety of inanimate objects. The latest indigestible...
28 days ago
Predator vs Prey
WATCH: Hyenas muscle in on a wild-dog kill
Hyenas are more than capable of hunting down their own supper, but when opportunity knocks, the carnivores will readily live up to the stereotype of...
one month ago
Animal Behaviour
Keeping pygmy sloths afloat
They do almost everything else in slow motion, but Panama’s pygmy sloths are surprisingly proficient swimmers—and they find relative safety in the...
one month ago
How it works
Wildfire and wild things
Recent months have seen major wildfires in many parts of the world, not least in California, lately hammered by some of the largest and most...
2 months ago
Animal Behaviour
Rare sighting: Lioness carries newborn cubs across the river
Newborn lion cubs spend their first few weeks of life out of sight, so watching this mother ferrying her offspring to a new denning site is a truly...
2 months ago
How it works
Kamikaze sperm and four-headed penises: The hidden ways animals win the mating game
From sperm 'trains' to multi-headed penises, the competition to father young is often most intense behind the scenes.
2 months ago
Animal Behaviour
Tight-roping in Tasmania: What was this tiger snake doing on a high wire?
This tight-roping tiger snake gets all the style points ...
2 months ago
Animal Behaviour
Sex changes, sperm slaves & ballooning bodies: Spoon worms are really weird
Meet the green spoon worm. It looks like Shrek's gastrointestinal tract, moves like the molten insides of a bubbling lava lamp, and produces a potent...
2 months ago
Sharks
Why were 30 sharks hanging out together in a South African river?
Bull sharks aren't the only shark species that occasionally swims upstream!
2 months ago
Predator vs Prey
Mozambique spitting cobra makes a meal of a black mamba
For all their menace and grandeur, mambas, like all snakes, are susceptible to attacks from predators – and Mozambique spitting cobras are...
2 months ago
