When it comes to occupations, ants have more roles than an artisan baker. Here are ten of the more unusual ant jobs on offer.
The short answer is that a penguin cannot allow its feet to freeze, says Mike Toms. When the ambient temperature falls below ...
In optimum conditions, some species can grow a staggering 91cm a day. The tallest bamboo species is Dendrocalamus giganteus, ...
The snails were found in Komarnica Canyon, Montenegro, which is thought to be full of species currently unknown to science ...
The waterfalls of Hawaii guard uninhabited pools: perfect fish spawning habitat, free from predators and competition. But ...
The silver-cheeked toadfish (Lagocephalus sceleratus), a member of the pufferfish family Tetraodontidae, is notorious for its ...
By running at great speeds across water, the basilisk lizard avoids becoming prey – this BBC footage shows exactly how it ...
Comparisons with the woodlouse are obvious because, in effect, that’s what a sea slater is. However, the sea slater’s broad ...
Anton Crone shares his experience traversing the dangerous Hoanib Valley and close encounters with the local wildlife .
When stressed or under attack, especially from fungal or bacterial canker diseases, trees - particularly fruit trees - can ...
Leopardus tilcayo (common name tilcayo cat) is native to the Bolivian Yungas cloud forest. The wider forest region, in the ...
New research is uncovering the matriarchal secrets of zebras – including unprecedented behaviour, says Lucy Cooke ...
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