10+ hour, 45+ min ago   (316+ words) Here's why predators have a seemingly low success rate at hunting and killing their prey Predators tend to be bigger, faster and more powerful than the prey they hunt, yet across much of the animal kingdom, most attacks fail. Even…...

15+ hour, 25+ min ago   (639+ words) This frog survives winter by spending it frozen solid - literally The only amphibian to live north of the Arctic Circle, the wood frog (Lithobates sylvaticus) has an amazing ability to undergo freezing and thawing to survive cold winters. As you…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (176+ words) Quite often, in a case of ‘polar confusion’, people envision polar bears rubbing shoulders with penguins in some unspecified icy waste. And with sea-ice cover in the Arctic Ocean at record lows, some wits might suggest transplanting starving bears to…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (907+ words) These deep-sea fish are known for their iconic lure which tempts prey close to their ferocious mouths so they can trap them in a cage of terrifying teeth This creature goes by several different names: Johnson’s abyssal seadevil, humpback anglerfish…...

4+ day, 52+ min ago   (248+ words) A colony of ants is no joke, even to bigger predators such as this unfortunate praying mantis. In this clip from the BBC’s Swarm: Nature’s Incredible Invasions, narrated by David Tennant, a praying mantis meets a cruel end when it…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (472+ words) Mantis shrimp spend most of their lives in their burrows, only leaving home to hunt and mate Brent Durand/ Getty Images Mantis shrimp may look like a hybrid of a praying mantis (at the front) and a shrimp (at the…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (263+ words) With bone-shattering swipes and scythe-like snaps, these are the most formidable, lethal tails in the animal kingdom While teeth and claws usually steal the spotlight, many animals are armed with an additional weapon: the tail. Capable of catching prey, smashing…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (347+ words) A study in Southern Africa has revealed surprising data about how lions and spotted hyenas interact. Accepted wisdom on the African savannah has long been that hyenas tend to skulk after lions, tracking the big cats to scavenge any fresh…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (448+ words) Wildebeest are some of the most important and impressive animals on the African savanna. From mass migrations and group defence tactics to mysterious female horns, here’s what makes these large antelopes truly remarkable Wildebeest – also known as gnu – are best…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (146+ words) As temperatures rise due to climate change, bears may be more active during times where they were traditionally hibernating – and this change in behaviour could drive bears to seek out food in human-inhabited areas, according to a new study. Scientists…...