It’s 3 metres long, shaped like a scythe and used to whip and stun prey – this is the longest tail on the planet
Strictly speaking, the tail-like structures found in everything from scorpions to mayflies are not true tails. Only vertebrates…
Despite weighing a massive 4 tonnes, this mammal can dive 2000 metres down, hold its breath for an incredible 2 hours and even control its heart rate
The gold medal for deep diving goes to a bull southern elephant seal, recorded at an incredible 2,388m,…
Footage from the Red Sea shows octopuses hunting side by side with fish — and when a fish partner hangs back instead of flushing prey out on cue, the octopus has been filmed punching it with an extended arm, sometimes for no food reward at all
A day octopus flashes black and white for a fraction of a second, extends an arm, and strikes…
Björn Persson’s New Book Highlights the World’s Incredible and Endangered Wildlife — Colossal
From the Tanzanian grasslands around Mount Kilimanjaro to the ever-evolving icy realm of Antarctica and beyond, Swedish photographer…
‘He was feeling friendly’: Video captures older blind rhino’s rare soft spot for young newcomer
An Instagram Reel from the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust (@sheldricktrust) is drawing attention for a gentle meeting between two…
In 2024, fishers accidentally caught a 2.5-metre goblin shark alive off the Canary Islands, marking the first recorded live sighting of the species there |
Goblin shark, PC: University of La Laguna In May 2024, a group of recreational fishers off the coast…
First Bluefin Tuna Caught in North Sea in 60 Years Is Sign of Healthy Ecosystem
– credit, Dominator, supplied to the BBC Jack Gardner couldn’t believe his eyes when he saw the behemoth…
The secret love life of the longfin squid | MIT News
Longfin squid spawn year-round with seasonal and geographic peaks. In New England waters, spawning has been reported from…
Florida’s Everglades face new threat as an invasive Asian swamp eel wipes out local crayfish and frogs and could be more destructive than the Burmese python |
Florida’s Everglades is facing a stealthy invasive threat beneath its waters as the Asian swamp eel spreads through…
Shark records spanning 7,000 years challenge assumptions about overfishing
Fossil shark scales show that Panama’s Pacific once held 20 times more sharks than its Caribbean coast, changing…
Dorchester duck patrol plea after ‘mindless’ catapult attacks
Volunteers are stepping up patrols on a stretch of river after further attacks on wildlife. Residents in Dorchester,…
Every wild land mammal on Earth — elephants, deer, wolves, mice and the rest — adds up to only about 20 million tonnes, a 2023 study estimated, roughly three kilograms per person, compared with about 390 million tonnes of humans
Add up every wild land mammal alive today, every elephant, wolf, red deer, field mouse and cave bat,…