Animal Behaviour
Animals give Valentines ... but they’re kinda freaky
Poisonous secretions, dead bugs, an impaled lizard or two … In honour of Valentine’s Day, here's a look at some of the freaky things that pass as love...
2 days agoCollection of wildlife articles that may leave you thinking, "Wow, that's freaky!?". Dig in to some busted myths and legends and a few cases of bad behaviour.
WTF!?
This weird washed-up creature is actually a skate (and those 'legs' are claspers used for mating)
Queue the X-files intro music – look what washed up on a beach in New Zealand ...
2 months ago
Eerie Evolution
Halloween Quiz Time: Let's play 'Guess the skull!'
A bit of animal anatomy, a sprinkling of rhyme and a line-up of beautifully illustrated skulls to put your sleuthing skills to the test. We've put...
3 months ago
WTF!?
Elephant filmed strolling around on a resort rooftop in South Africa
It's time we talk about the elephant on the roof.
4 months ago
WTF!?
The curious case of the faceless toad
In April 2016, herpetologist Jill Fleming and her colleagues were collecting data on Eastern red-spotted newts in a Connecticut state forest when they...
11 months ago
WTF!?
No, this “mystery creature” is not a dinosaur
No dinosaurs here.
one year ago
WTF!?
Yes, this crazy 'Dalmatian' deer is real – here's her story
Thanks to her strangely dappled coat, "Boo" the leucistic white-tailed deer has won internet fame.
one year ago
Bad Behaviour
We have good news about that brutal shark-dragging case in Florida
Five months after the shocking clip went viral, investigators have come to a decision.
one year ago
Myths and Legends
Not-so-Yeti DNA reveals evolutionary story of enigmatic Himalayan bears
When a research team sequenced the DNA of several alleged Yeti samples, they found a match ... not to an unknown species of primate, but to elusive...
one year ago
WTF!?
Googly-eyed guessing game: Can you identify the species in this MRI?
This crazy MRI image might bring deep-sea creatures to mind, but the animal's real identity will surprise you.
one year ago
WTF!?
Watch: This whale-swimming stunt was 'dangerous and illegal'
Hanging on a 60-ton wild animal is a great way to get hurt.
one year ago
WTF!?
Elephant struck by lightning meets a gruesome end
This is not the first time an elephant has been killed by a lightning storm.
one year ago
WTF!?
Case closed on Ireland's washed-up 'chimpanzee arm'
Time to wave goodbye to this primate puzzle!
one year ago
WTF!?
Put down your pitchforks, Switzerland's hellhound lookalike is just an ordinary beast
Rest easy, people of Biel. There are no hellhounds roaming your forests.
one year ago
WTF!?
This cobra got a blind snake stuck in its nose (video)
How do you explain a little snake successfully spelunking inside a cobra's nasal cavity?
one year ago
