"His small trunk and ears were free, but his rear-end was stuck fast in dark, oozing mud. He looked exhausted and must have ...

As darkness falls across Harar, people gather to welcome the city’s carnivorous visitors and see them get their fill.

JUDGES’ COMMENTS: “A lone northern white rhino stands in desolation, its shadow missing the iconic horn stolen by human greed ...

Large litters come at a cost, and domestic piglets are often born into intense competition for both milk and personal space.

BBC footage shows male hippos fighting for dominance, sometimes for hours, in a brutal struggle for mating rights ...

Surprisingly the animal with the best hearing is one that has no obvious ears! The greater wax moth, which lays its eggs in ...

Marine biologist Melissa Cristina Márquez went searching for one predator – but had a scary encounter with another.

Marine biologist Melissa Cristina Márquez went searching for one predator – but had a scary encounter with another.

Males engage in a two-week-long sex marathon with as many females as they can find. Each frenzied encounter can last up to 14 ...

The common swift may not have a fancy name, but these small birds are marvels of velocity. Regularly cruising around 110kph ...

The fight is said to have been held in front of a crowd of thousands and was supposedly won by the tiger after a protracted ...

In India, snakebites cause more deaths than all other forms of human-wildlife conflict combined, with some 40,000 to 60,000 ...