World's largest bee rediscovered in Indonesia
VIDEO Feb 21, 2019A gigantic species of bee thought to have gone extinct has been discovered alive and well on a remote island.
Ultra-rare penguin caught on film in Antarctica
VIDEO Feb 19, 2019This emperor penguin recorded for a BBC documentary is almost entirely black due to a rare genetic mutation.
Insect decline could cause 'collapse of nature'
Feb 11, 2019A new comprehensive review has highlighted a worrying decline in insect populations across the world.
Chimpanzees create ladder, escape from zoo
VIDEO Feb 10, 2019A group of resourceful chimpanzees recently escaped from their enclosure in Belfast zoo after a storm.
World's largest crab filmed emerging from shell
VIDEO Feb 10, 2019A Japanese spider crab was caught on film at SeaWorld San Diego shedding its shell like a suit of armor.
Bees can do arithmetic, new study finds
Feb 7, 2019Scientists from Australia and France have determined that bees are capable of mastering basic maths skills.
'Snake inside a snake' identified 40 years on
Jan 24, 2019A snake found inside the belly of another snake in the 1970s has turned out to represent a whole new genus.
What is at the bottom of Belize's Blue Hole ?
Jan 18, 2019A recent expedition to the depths of a giant marine sinkhole in Belize has revealed some intriguing finds.
Spiders filmed hanging in the sky over Brazil
Jan 12, 2019The eerie phenomenon, which can occur during hot, humid weather, is an arachnophobe's worst nightmare.
'Furry animal' turns out to be clump of spiders
Jan 5, 2019Footage from north-western Mexico shows why it's best not to poke at anything that's hiding inside a hole.
Woman catches huge 'river monster' catfish
VIDEO Jan 3, 2019A recently uploaded video shows grandmother Paula Cathey Smith reeling in an 88-pound giant.
Beetles named after Game of Thrones dragons
Jan 3, 2019Three new species of scarab beetle have received names worthy of the 'mother of dragons' herself.
Gorillas are starting to develop webbed feet
Dec 30, 2018An ever-shrinking gene pool due to population decline has been producing some unexpected mutations.
Strange sea creature washes up in Australia
Dec 22, 2018Social media users have been attempting to determine what this peculiar tentacled monstrosity actually is.
Rare albino porcupine filmed in Maine woodland
VIDEO Dec 15, 2018Hunter and fisherman Greg Strand captured footage of the colorless animal in the woods earlier this month.
Dracula ant snaps its jaws shut at 200mph
VIDEO Dec 12, 2018The animal with the world's fastest moving appendage has been revealed to be a tiny ant with a lethal jaw.
World's oldest known wild bird lays another egg
Dec 10, 2018A Laysan albatross known as 'Wisdom' has exceeded all expectations by laying an egg at the ripe old age of 68.
'Giant squirrel' claim turns out to be a mistake
Dec 9, 2018A photograph of an eastern fox squirrel alleged to be a whopping 2ft tall has been raising eyebrows recently.
'Swamp monster' mystery solved in Florida
Dec 8, 2018A mysterious salamander known as the leopard eel has finally been formally recognized as a new species.
Monk seals are getting eels stuck up their noses
Dec 7, 2018Wildlife authorities are trying to explain how monk seals are managing to get eels jammed up inside their nostrils.
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