13+ hour, 26+ min ago   (177+ words) I was in Norway, checking out a hide a friend was building. He’d told me not to bother bringing my camera. While on site, we saw a female stoat on the move with nine kits. It was an amazing spectacle....

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (408+ words) This first reintroduction marks a milestone in efforts to slowly establish a viable wild population in the West African country. After an absence of more than 20 years in the wild in Niger, the North African ostrich has returned to its…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (341+ words) For blue-lined octopus, mating is a dangerous game. That’s why males inject females with venom before sex, according to a new study. Their saliva contains a potent neurotoxin called tetrodotoxin (TTX), which they use to paralyse their prey and protect…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (538+ words) Wild pygmy raccoons have been filmed making and playing with pint-sized, papier-mâché footballs. The entrancing behaviour may be a rare example of wild animals making objects simply for fun. Pygmy raccoons (Procyon pygmaeus) are found only on the Mexican island…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (402+ words) Researchers examined the bone structure of the spider-tailed horn viper that lures dinner with an extraordinary flick of its tail. For the first time, scientists have been able to study the bone structure of one the more extraordinary serpentine tails…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (282+ words) Is the wildlife really more deadly 'down under'? Helen Pilcher takes a look at why Australia has so many dangerous animals Australia has a reputation for being full of deadly wildlife – and with good reason. The vast antipodean island is…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (1326+ words) The world’s longest mountain range stretches nearly 9000km along South America’s west coast, through seven countries from Venezuela in the north to southern Argentina. Rising to 6967m above sea level, the Andes’ slopes are swathed in tropical forests, grasslands, semi-deserts and glaciers....

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (227+ words) All was placid on the ocean floor, when this predator struck in a flash. Marine researchers know that anything can happen when exploring the underwater world – and that nature can be pretty brutal, both on land and in the ocean....

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (805+ words) This bird can can stand still as a statue for hours, will stare you out and cruelly kill its sibling using its huge, razor-sharp bill This odd-looking bird is a charismatic giant that can live up to 25 years in the…...

6+ day, 52+ min ago   (859+ words) From the ground into the canopy, the Congo rainforest fosters more interconnected biodiversity than previously thought, according to a new study. Stretching across the vast Congo Basin in Africa is the second largest rainforest on the planet – and researchers just…...