Often referred to as ‘nature’s clean-up crew’, vultures have developed an association with death due to their scavenging ...

According to YouGov surveys, 15 per cent of British men and 22 per cent of US men believe they could beat a chimpanzee in a ...

A group of snorkellers found themselves face-to-face with a hooked turtle. Could they free it from the caught line without ...

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Do animals grieve for their dead? Do they have an awareness of what death is? Researchers have been trying to find ...

With 12 eyes and a fearsome array of biting, slicing mouthparts that are able to tear prey to shreds, the sunburst's hunting ...

Our guide to one of our closest relatives – the gorilla, including the difference between the two species, why they're ...

While bone is twice as tough (resists fracture), ivory has double the strength (withstands breaking completely). Ivory is ...

Astonishing images of some of the world's largest trees, from towering giant sequoias and coastal redwoods to colossal cedars and statuesque baobabs.

In the Tarn River, in the French town of Albi, pigeons gather to wash off dirt and dust. But as the oils from their feathers wash downstream, a huge predator senses the birds. They feel their way to ...

Discover all you need to know about gray whales, including what they look like, how big they are, lifespan and where they ...

Naked mole rats are native to the Horn of Africa and parts of Kenya, where they live underground in huge interconnected ...