It chewed off its entire body, from the neck down... You might think fully-functioning, disembodied heads are the stuff of ...

On New Year’s Day in 2018 I was almost bulldozed by a humpback whale. I was shooting photos and looked up to see what ...

Birds speak different languages – but when danger strikes, some learn to listen, decoding unfamiliar calls through the voices ...

Beavers are ecosystem engineers. Their activities sculpt entire environments, creating opportunities for other species to ...

From bomb craters to spoil heaps, whaling stations to war zones, abandoned human landscapes are becoming unexpected ...

Cuttlefish can change colour in 200 milliseconds, as fast as a human can blink. Cuttlefish have W-shaped pupils, which are ...

In a clip from David Attenborough 's 1998 BBC TV series Life of Birds, a lyrebird imitates a chainsaw, kookaburra and car ...

In the natural world, Antarctica is where to look for the coldest place on Earth. In 1983, thermometers at the Soviet Vostok ...

Sperm whales are named after the waxy substance found in their large heads called spermaceti. The spermaceti is an oil sac ...

Suddenly, a sapling tree shot up in the air and there was a distant bellow. Simultaneously, our jungle guide sprang into ...

Winterwatch is expected to return in 2026, showing off the most amazing nature and wildlife the UK has to offer.

This lopsided dentition, combined with the unusual ability to move the sides of their jaws independently, enables them to ...