Rabbits can often escape a fox by exploding sideways before it can correct its path , rather than outrunning it in a straight ...

A quiet reef can suddenly come alive with moving shadows. One by one, sharks start to appear along the edge of South ...

Some rescue stories stay with people because the transformation seems almost impossible. A stray dog whose face has softened ...

What surprises many safari visitors most is how fast a calm river scene can change once a hippo has decided something crossed ...

The scales move and flex with the movement of the animal, giving a layered armor effect that is more reptilian than mammalian ...

One bird learns something, and then the whole flock seems to know the trick. Some birds learn by watching each other so fast ...

The beaches we enjoy today were once ancient oceans.

This little hunter is after one of the world’s most despised insects.

Born into worlds with predators many times their size, these small reptiles are found in deserts, swamps, forests, islands ...

Some animals live in a secret part of the world, hardly detectable by humans. Ants build highways out of scent. Moths follow ...

Across the globe in forests, gardens and jungle floors, competing insects fight for territory, food or mates with bodyparts ...

When breeding season arrives, some birds don’t just sing louder – they appear to become different creatures. A finch that is ...