Predator vs Prey
In photos: Spider eating a bat is nature's Halloween horror show
Bats, look away now.
one year ago
Invertebrates
WATCH: Shapeshifting jellyfish puts on a mesmerising show (while researchers freak out)
I don't think you're ready for this jelly.
one year ago
WTF!?
Basket star diaries: What is that orange creature you've probably seen in your newsfeed?
Living spaghetti? A tentacled alien? An exploded can of spray cheese?
one year ago
Backyard wildlife
Watch: Monitor lizard pops in at a cash machine in Thailand
Nothing to see here, just a monitor lizard drawing some cash for a night out ...
one year ago
WTF!?
In Photos: Fishermen release juvenile oarfish back into the ocean off Baja California
It's certainly not every day you bump into a sea serpent on the beach.
one year ago
Bad Behaviour
Taking selfies with a hippo is a really bad idea (video)
Don't let their lumbering demeanour fool you, hippos can be dangerous.
one year ago
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...
one year ago
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 years 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...
2 years ago
WTF!?
Elephant filmed strolling around on a resort rooftop in South Africa
It's time we talk about the elephant on the roof.
2 years 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...
2 years ago
WTF!?
No, this “mystery creature” is not a dinosaur
No dinosaurs here.
3 years 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.
3 years 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.
3 years 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...
3 years ago
