The Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026 Winners Showcase Nature’s Power and Vulnerability — Colossal
Federico Veronesi received the top honor of the 2026 Wildlife Photographer of the Year for his poignant black-and-white…
‘Like selling wolves from Yellowstone’: how protected US sharks are being sold off to foreign aquariums | Oceans
Shortly after 12.45pm, what remains of a 300-metre line goes taut. Somewhere beneath the murky green surface of…
Dog that hunts invasive ‘sea vomit’ creature wins animal of the year award
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Wildlife influencer comes close to losing a wrestling match to a 19-foot reticulated python
A wildlife influencer who goes by the name The Real Tarzann on social media put his blue belt…
Pygmy killer whales die after mass stranding on Ninety Mile Beach, Northland
“Some had died overnight and the condition of others had really deteriorated. It was more humane to make…
Dog that hunts invasive ‘sea vomit’ honoured as animal of the year
A working dog from the Scottish Highlands has been named animal of the year by a charity for…
There’s a rare and very strange animal in the Pyrenees that looks like a tiny, hairy elephant
Elusive, aquatic and wonderfully odd, the Pyrenean desman (Galemys pyrenaicus) is one of Europe’s most mysterious mammals. Found…
I saw ‘Whalefall’ with a man who really got trapped in a whale
Michael Packard wants you to know he wasn’t swallowed by a whale — he was inside one. Yes,…
Brazil pays fishers to catch invasive lionfish as 440 are removed: Why this venomous predator threatens the Abrolhos reefs, native fish and marine life along the coast
Imagine a fisherman pulling up his net and finding a fish that looks almost too beautiful to be…
Country diary: Thrilled by Darwin, and the wonder of worms | Animals
The garden beds are moistened by steady rain, but the ground is still unyielding. A blackbird hops across…
Where Elephants Fall, Their Impact Echoes for Years
An elephant’s death leaves a footprint that can linger on the land for nearly a decade, scientists…
Australian scavengers don’t just eat everything and slink away. They approach a carcass like a buffet
When scientists talk about scavengers, you might imagine an animal sniffing out or stumbling across a carcass, eating…