A capybara is a large rodent (about the size of a pig) and and a member of the genus Hydrochoerus.

“Beaching here could be lethal,” explains David Attenborough in footage filmed for the BBC TV series The Hunt, which documented this behaviour. Working as a group, the dolphins drive fish towards the ...

Sand dollar exoskeletons are often found washed up after the animal has died. But this live individual has put on a hypnotic show that helps calm the mind.

Swimming with captive dolphins is definitely a no-no, but ‘swim with’ trips with wild animals are a more complex issue, says James Fair ...

This means that the Guinness World Records (GWR) regards it as part of the Lambert Glacier-Amery ice shelf system. The glacier itself is over 270 miles (435 kilometres) long, but the longest flow-line ...

Different species often form due to geographic barriers such as mountain ranges or rivers, which separate populations of the same species until they have become so different that they can no longer ...

"I was filming in the Coral Sea when a huge shark rocketed up from the deep and came straight for me..." marine photographer ...

The harpies were mythological spirits that took the dead to hell, but this harpy eagle was intent on taking James out.

At Cahill’s Crossing in Northern Territory, traversing a flooded causeway could be risky, but the bigger danger is provided ...

Can a tree protect itself if being eaten?

Big-eyed fish, white squat lobsters and curious-looking brittle stars are all living among the wrecked ship, new study ...

The alkali fly is one of only a handful of life forms that can survive the toxic waters of California’s Mono Lake, which is ...