Komodo Dragons: The Largest Lizards
“There’s one looking straight at me,” remarks Stephen, “and I have to say, it’s one of the most malevolent expressions …
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Discover The Brown Bear’s Diet With Salmon
In some parts of Alaska, the sockeye salmon is easily the most important component of a brown bear’s diet, contributing …
Did You Know Water Boatmen Swim Upside-Down?
Water beetles and boatmen are aquatic insects, yet still obtain oxygen by breathing air via holes (tracheae) along the sides …
Are There Any Butterfly Parasites?
No butterflies have truly parasitic life histories. However, contrary to the received wisdom that all caterpillars eat leaves, some species …
Meet The Crab That Loves Corals
This long-limbed, golden-locked creature should surely be brachiating its way through the canopy of the Sumatran jungle. But this is …
If Animals Grew, Would Their Skeleton Change?
Yes. Scientists have recently discovered that the European eel literally loses its skeletal framework during its lifetime, demonstrating an unparalleled …
How Do Male Bats Attract Females To Mate?
Male bats do sing to woo potential mates, but unlike most birds they can also use sound to navigate and …
How Desert Animals Avoid Inhaling Sand
There’s plenty of air in the tiny spaces between grains of sand; the problem for sand-burrowing animals is how to …
Amazing: Discover How A King Cobra Eats Snakes
The dark king cobra crawled over wet, speckled tree roots. A 60cm-long Malabar pit viper made a break for it, …
These Unique Marine Iguanas Need Protection
The world’s only sea-going lizards, marine iguanas are endemic to the Galapagos Islands and found on all 13 of the …
First Human Encounter With Extremely Rare Whales
The year 2016 was remarkable for British great whale records, including a blue whale photographed just outside UK waters, and …
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Cheetahs Are Fast-Tracking To Extinction
The global wild population of the world’s fastest land animal may be as low as 7,000 individuals, new research has …