16+ hour, 52+ min ago   (316+ words) Here's why predators have a seemingly low success rate at hunting and killing their prey Predators tend to be bigger, faster and more powerful than the prey they hunt, yet across much of the animal kingdom, most attacks fail. Even…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (263+ words) With bone-shattering swipes and scythe-like snaps, these are the most formidable, lethal tails in the animal kingdom While teeth and claws usually steal the spotlight, many animals are armed with an additional weapon: the tail. Capable of catching prey, smashing…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (187+ words) Most jellyfish don't need proper eyes. Here's why box jellyfish do Most jellyfish are passive feeders, this means that species such as moon jellyfish don’t need proper eyes, and instead possess simple, light-sensitive ‘eye-spots’ or ‘ocelli’ that detect light and…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (146+ words) As temperatures rise due to climate change, bears may be more active during times where they were traditionally hibernating – and this change in behaviour could drive bears to seek out food in human-inhabited areas, according to a new study. Scientists…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (270+ words) Missing from scientific records for four decades, the spinach pipefish has been 'rediscovered' thanks to local communities – who knew of its whereabouts all along. New Guinea Binatang Research Centre Known only from the Sepik River system in Papua New Guinea,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (194+ words) Discover the animals that use spears to kill their prey Did you know there are animals that use weapons to kill? The chimpanzees that live in the savannahs of Senegal are such animals. There is considerably less food available in…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (620+ words) The falanouc is one of Madagascar's least-known carnivores. Here's everything you need to know about it Shuffling through the damp leaf litter of Madagascar’s forests, the falanouc is one of the island’s strangest and least-known carnivores. It looks a little…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (271+ words) A remote camera in Armstrong County has captured the first direct visual evidence of coyote predation on turkey vultures. A remote camera installed on a privately owned ranch in Armstrong County, Texas, has captured what scientists believe to be the…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (337+ words) The false catshark, which can grow up to 3m long, was one of many remarkable species observed during a recent expedition to explore the waters around the island nation of Trinidad and Tobago. A deep-sea expedition in Trinidad and Tobago in…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (1257+ words) Stuart Blackman investigates the 10 deadliest rodents, including human eating hamsters and poisonous rats Rodents are not known for their ferocity. These friendly-faced, buck-toothed bundles of fur are usually prey animals rather than predators. Just don’t push your luck. Their chisel-like…...