The heaviest of them, the Indian rhino, can weigh up to 2,700kg and possesses an enormous horn. But despite their ...

The author John Steinbeck wrote “All war is a symptom of man’s failure as a thinking animal.” But are we the only species to ...

There are certain species of ants that have been observed treating injuries of their nestmates, with some even performing ...

Look out for shoals of tiger-striped perch lingering in the sun-warmed shallows of lakes and rivers. These fish spawn in ...

It may resemble a cross between some sort of bizarre alien plant and a funky Christmas decoration, but this is neither. This ...

At up to 2m in length, female blanket octopuses are at least ten thousand times heavier than the tiny 2cm-long males, which ...

The swamp's rivers and deep muds are treacherous and hard to navigate and sudden floods can take the unwary by surprise. With ...

The world's third-largest land mammal after the African and Asian elephants, the common hippo is no pushover. Reaching up to ...

On 2 December 2022, we discovered Sahara – then just a large lion cub, with a terrible injury. She was found with an arrow ...

While it’s certainly a possibility, it’s very, very unlikely we’ll witness a new species of human evolve in the near future.

Emerging in early spring from hibernacula on dry land, the males are invariably the first to arrive at the breeding sites, ...

The winners of Close-up Photographers of the Year’s (CUPOTY) ‘Death & Decay’ challenge have been announced, with top spot ...