“We witnessed an incredible and rare event yesterday as multiple pods of orcas successfully hunted a blue whale in Bremer Canyon,” Naturaliste Charters posted to Facebook. “The intense ordeal lasted ...

If we're being honest, the Omiltemi cottontail rabbit (Sylvilagus insonus) is not much to look at. It's a fairly conventional bunny: long ears, strong hind legs, short tail, a little chubby. Except ...

A rarely seen megamouth shark (Megachasma pelagios) was recently spotted in east Africa for the very first time. It was recorded in a market in Zanzibar, where it was being sold after being captured ...

Snakes occupy a particularly negative position in human consciousness. They are seen as mindless, anti-social, malevolent creatures. Something to be feared and difficult to relate to. A recent finding ...

Nile crocodiles are thick-skinned animals capable of withstanding some abuse, but for one croc in Zambia's Kafue National Park an onslaught by a pride of 13 lions proved its undoing. This remarkable ...

Prepare for involuntary chortling ... the finalists in the 2023 Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards have been announced. Among the selected finalists – shortlisted from thousands of entries submitted ...

The remarkable winners of the 2023 Bird Photographer of the Year contest have been revealed, featuring a stunning array of photos from various corners of the world. The images celebrate not only the ...

Leucism, piebaldism and albinism fall under a suite of skin pigmentation disorders called hypomelanosis. Although animals afflicted with these deficiencies share similarities, the conditions can be ...

Earlier this month, a live giant squid (Architeuthis dux) was found washed upon a shore at the Ugu beach in Obama, Japan. The little giant, measuring just over 3 metres (9 feet) in length, is ...

One of Africa's largest tuskers – a well-known elephant dubbed 'Tolstoy' who roamed the plains of the Amboseli ecosystem in Kenya – has died at the age of 51 as a result of an injury likely sustained ...

Black servals have become something of a holy grail for photographers and naturalists traveling to East Africa where the elusive wild cats are known to roam in higher numbers than elsewhere across the ...

These big-eyed birds are found in tropical Central and South America where they spend their days resting beneath the rainforest canopy pretending to be trees. Potoos are nocturnal, so to avoid ...