The golden eagle is the fastest eagle in the world and can reach speeds of up to 150-200 miles per hour when swooping down to hunt. Eagles' sharp talons and beaks make light work of dispatching their ...

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Sailfish can reach speeds of almost 70mph and grow up to 3.4m long – these images of them hunting are utterly breathtaking.

Robots, equipped with cameras and disguised as animals, were deployed in the BBC TV series Spies in the Ocean to capture ...

Researchers in Alaska have discovered that beluga whales have lots of different partners and this “mate switching” could be vital for helping populations survive.

Crocodile conservationist in Laos have shared heartwarming footage of incredibly rare baby crocs hatching. The video comes ...

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After swimming about 60m, I notice a big, murky cloud. It’s blood, though it looks greenish in the water, and I realise that ...

Perhaps they were curious as to what these strange, heavily-laden humans were doing in their territory – a vast, unspoiled ...

Viewed from above, the slipper lobster reveals an unexpected face — armoured, grinning, and faintly unsettling.

I decided I’d jack up the front end of the car and find something to put under the front wheels to get more traction and lift it a bit higher. Just as I was placing the jack under the front axle, ...