Kruger is the prime destination for seeing Africa’s Big Five, although finding them all on a self-drive package requires ...

The Caspian Sea spans an area of 149,200 square miles (386,400 square kilometres) – making it larger than the area of Japan ...

From a giant venomous centipede to a tiny but horrendous worm - here are some of the Amazon's most deadly animals ...

When it feels threatened, the cat-sized black and white creature will keel over and fall to the ground, catatonic. With globs of saliva dripping from an open mouth, lifeless eyes stare into the abyss.

These finches have a famously wonky beak, with the upper and lower halves of the beak crossing each other at the tip. It looks strange, even uncomfortable, but the twisted beak is perfect for ...

Birdwatching is more than just a lovely way to pass the time. Being an expert birder changes your brain in ways that could help to slow age-related cognitive decline, research in the Journal of ...

When night falls, they find pieces of loose bark to roost behind.

By drawing water into an internal, muscular cavity and forcefully expelling it through a flexible, narrow tube, known as a ...

The mouth of a praying mantis is perfectly adapted for its predatory lifestyle. Its mandibles (jawbones) are designed to ...

From venomous ants to zombie wasps, these insect predators deploy some of the grisliest hunting strategies in the natural ...

Now, the BBC is celebrating Attenborough’s 100th birthday (on 8 May) with a special programme reflecting on the milestone series. Making Life on Earth: Attenborough’s Greatest Adventure goes ...

An image of a pair of southern elephant seal pups has won the Underwater Photographer of the Year (UPY) 2026 contest. Matty ...