Rare footage shows a dolphin nipping a much larger black caiman—a glimpse into the complex dynamics between two of South ...

Despite a range of threats, from goats to cyclones, Socotra's dragon blood trees are staging a slow comeback – with the help of the people who know them best.

An American crocodile nicknamed "Cletus" is famous for being the only one of his kind to inhabit the waters of the Dry Tortugas, a remote cluster of islands west of Florida's Key West. Since he ...

How do you tell a defensive black bear from a predatory one? What should you do if you're facing a bluff charge? When attacked, do you fight or play dead? Here's your 101 guide to staying safe in ...

Without a good defence system in place, sphinx moth caterpillars are essentially energy-rich 'nom-nuggets' presented on a bed of leafy greens for the jungle's predators – so scare tactics like ...

It's all about trees in our South African home base this week as the country celebrates Arbor Week. To mark the occasion, we're dedicating this Top 10 to our favourite trees from across the ...

What's more, these bites don't seem to be randomly placed. In some fossils, there are several gouges across the bone ending in a big fracture – the result of an attacker biting numerous times ...

We often view mosquitoes as bloodsuckers that do nothing but make our lives miserable. However, mosquitoes do have ecological functions. From pollination to ant puke, the secret life of mosquitoes ...

In the Netherlands, especially in the northern region of Friesland, artisanal trapping of shorebirds for food was a centuries-old source of livelihood in rural communities. These trappers, known ...

The modern-day rhinos we’re celebrating this World Rhino Day have a seriously impressive ancestry: their earliest relations were roaming the planet some 50 million year ago! From the five-metre ...

An incredible discovery Like modern-day elephants, this mastodon preferred to live near a large source of water. Five million years ago in eastern Tennessee, it frequented a water-filled sinkhole ...

The clip kicks off with a jaguar lurking jaw-high in a stretch of murky water while Bear Grylls narrates. "With each step a trap could snap shut," he explains, reminding us that this river is ...