A gargantuan Burmese python has been lured out and caught in the wilds of the Florida Everglades.
The gargantuan stingray - which was caught in the Mekong river - has set a new world record.
An elephant named 'Happy' has been the subject of a legal battle to have her released back into the wild.
Scientists have discovered a tortoise belonging to a species thought to have died out 100 years ago.
An enormous tree in the Chilean Andes is a contender for the oldest living tree on Earth at 5,400 years old.
This rather unexpected discovery was recently made by scientists who were studying mice behavior in a lab.
Unlike other species, we can make vaccines, send probes to other worlds and build skyscrapers.
A recently published video clip shows a huge gorilla tenderly petting a tiny groundhog at Detroit Zoo.
A picturesque lake perched high atop a mountain in Ontario, Canada has a mystery that has yet to be solved.
The remarkable success story saw the population grow from a mere 10 individuals in 1991 to over 400 today.
The sinkholes in China's Hubei province are so large that it's possible to find whole ecosystems inside them.
The enormous cephalopod was recently discovered washed up along the shoreline in Kommetjie.
The unorthodox primate is believed to be a cross between two other (distantly related) species.
With its four venom-laced fangs made of copper, this is one sea creature you definitely don't want to mess with.
Scientists have been left scratching their heads by this perplexing and disturbing phenomenon.
Scientists have revealed the discovery of the world's largest known crown jellyfish and it looks decidedly alien.
Today's apples may be large and sweet, but thousands of years ago it was a very different story.
This unusual looking specimen was recently fished up in the Norwegian Sea by fisherman Roman Fedortsov.
Elasmobranch sleep expert Michael Liam Kelly reveals new research into this intriguing mystery.
An obscure breed of pigeon from Budapest is certainly one of the most peculiar birds you are likely to see.