Scientists drop recorders into Amazon stream – and catch predators hunting like orcas
After sunset in the Amazon rainforest, a war of stealth begins in the rivers and streams. Electric eels…
Timmy the humpback whale is presumed to have died after being released into a shipping lane
Timmy, a humpback whale who caught the world’s attention after becoming stranded in German waters, is “highly likely”…
A clifftop rescue adds to kākāpō chick numbers
DOC Kākāpō Recovery Programme announced that this year was officially biggest kākāpō breeding season on record. Photo: JAKE…
Extraordinary pictures show police airlifting massive crocodile suspected of eating man in South African bush
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Coyote swam 2 miles to Alcatraz Island, going farther than scientists expected | San Francisco
A lone coyote stunned biologists and others when earlier this year it paddled its way to the remote…
Giant squid detected in deep-sea canyon off coast of Australia
Deep-sea researchers exploring underwater canyons off the coast of Nyinggulu (Ningaloo), Western Australia, have discovered hundreds of species,…
Koalas rescued from 1.5m deep hole in building site near Brisbane
They are known for spending their time huddled up in the trees and looking down. But construction workers…
Moose were hunted to extinction in Germany. Now they’re returning thanks to Polish conservationists
By Johanna Urbancik & Ruth Wright Published on 05/05/2026 – 16:13 GMT+2 More and more moose are being spotted in eastern…
Freshwater turtles thriving only months after outback lake was on verge of drying up
In the early hours of the morning, university students Amelia Corboy and Eric Brooks jump in their kayak…
Robert Irwin pinned by crocodile in terrifying encounter
Robert Irwin has recalled the terrifying moment he was pinned down by a “boss croc” at his family’s…
‘Dimpled’ koalas lived on Australia’s west coast until eucalypt forests collapsed
Australia’s west coast had its own species of koala until about 28,000 years ago, when eucalypt forests collapsed.…
Rare footage captures dolphins using sponges as tools for hunting
Wild dolphins were captured on film putting sea sponges over their snouts, using them as tools to hunt…