Woolly mammoths fight off attacking saber-toothed cats in stunning new ‘Prehistoric Planet’ clip
A stunning new animation shows saber-toothed cats attacking a herd of woolly mammoths toward the end of the…
Researchers stunned by wolf’s use of crab traps to feed
When a wild wolf encounters a potential meal, its instinct is usually to pounce – but researchers in…
New Study Shows Chimpanzees Think Before They Act, Just Like Humans
Research led by Jan Engelmann at the University of California, Berkeley, explored chimpanzees’ ability to assess and revise…
Trail camera captures jaw-dropping footage of rare apex predator: ‘A glorious creature’
Footage of an extremely rare big cat species was recently captured by a trail camera in China. It’s…
Where do all the animal skeletons go?
Life has flourished on Earth for billions of years. Animals with skeletons have lived and died for hundreds…
Just ten species make up almost half the weight of all wild mammals on Earth
A small number of species dominate the distribution of wild mammal biomass. Wild mammals once dominated the mammal…
Photographer unknowingly captures brutal moment between two rare Aussie animals: ‘Never seen anything like it’
Walking up a hill blanketed in thick bushland on Thursday, a Victorian grandmother could feel something watching her.…
How Stephen Wilkes’ Day to Night Photos Capture Wildlife In an Entirely Different Way
Award-winning photographer Stephen Wilkes has two photos in this year’s National Geographic Pictures of the Year, a celebration…
This Crocodile Ancestor Ruled the Earth 240 Million Years Before Dinosaurs
This newly discovered ancestor of crocodiles roamed the planet some 240 million years ago, and its swift, predatory…
Cornwall’s coast becomes a whale-watching hotspot
The spread is not limited to south-west England, he said. “We’ve been seeing an increased number of sightings…