Scientists have discovered the first South American scorpion known to spray venom, using a costly but effective defence ...

The rabbit's name is something of a red herring. Omiltemi cottontail rabbits don't have cottontails. In fact, their tails are ...

We're kicking the year off with a visual feast of photography from the most recent Nature Photographer of the Year competition – a contest that celebrates the incredible artistry of capturing ...

A daytime showdown between a leopard and a civet is anything but ordinary. In fact, it's downright crazy. The footage comes to us from Tamsyn du Toit who filmed the encounter recently on the ...

For more than 500 years, no lynx had roamed the British countryside. That changed with the recent release of four of these large cats in the Cairngorm mountains of Scotland. This was an action ...

WARNING: This footage is extremely graphic and may offend sensitive viewers. In March 2013 Kruger National Park section ranger Richard Sowry captured the ugly face of South Africa's poaching ...

Lions Eat Elephant Alive EPISODE SYNOPSIS This disturbing video of a young elephant calf being eaten alive by lions was filmed in Botswana. Lions do not usually prey on elephants, but an extreme ...

Homosexual Giraffes Do What Comes Naturally EPISODE SYNOPSIS At any moment in time, one in every 20 male giraffes can be found amorously necking with another male. Or so says one study into ...

Shark finning is a hot topic in marine conservation but it is also one rife with inaccuracies and misconceptions. In Part 1 of this special Insider on shark conservation, we take a closer look at ...

A victory against leopard poachers in Mongolia, a dolphin with a rare mutation visits California’s coast, Hawaii’s new no-take zone, kiwi ‘dance’ moves caught on camera and how the legal ...

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