An acrobatic gorilla, a grimacing bear and an Amazonian umbrellabird having a really bad hair day are among the shortlisted finalists in the 2025 Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards – a chuckle-worthy ode to ...

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 ...

Hunched in a human-like pose, legs crossed, hands held together etched against a background of bright yellow and red, a captive orangutan poses for photos. It's a striking image and one that draws our ...

From above the tiger shark’s grey silhouette stands stark against the sun-drenched sands of the sea-floor below. With flowing, almost lethargic, strokes of its tail the shark cruises slowly through ...

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 ...

We expect rattlesnakes amid dusty rocks or dry woodland litter, sequestered in burrows or crevices – but up in trees? Turns out: sure, occasionally anyhow, as some recent headline-grabbing sightings ...

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 ...

Big cats – like lions, leopards and tigers – are among the few animals with enough brawn and moxie to take on a full-grown crocodilian. While these predators certainly target the occasional toothy ...

Where the hunting grounds of apex predators overlap, there are always winners and losers. Large carnivores use their brawn to force smaller rivals off meals, or worse: to wipe out the opposition ...

Imagine, if you will, this prehistoric scene: a single pterosaur – one of those majestic flying reptiles of the "Age of Dinosaurs" – sails overhead, scanning the ground below her. She's searching for ...

It's not always the size of the dog in the fight, but brawn certainly played a part during this battle between a moose and a wolf. The unbelievable predation attempt was filmed in the wilds of ...

Orcas have made a name for themselves as master food flingers, but a video from Florida shows that their much smaller cousins also have a knack for flipping prey to new heights. The footage was ...