Nature

Why the Tarsier is one of nature’s strangest creatures © Getty

Why the Tarsier is one of nature’s strangest creatures

Time to shine: 7 stunning photos of glow-in-the-dark animals © Jake Schoen/Toledo Zoo

In photos: How glow-in-the-dark animals use the language of light

The floating island park that is helping New York's humans and habitats © Angela Weiss

The floating island park that is helping New York’s humans and habitats

How most life on Earth is dependent on fungi – including you © Getty Images

How most life on Earth is dependent on fungi – including you

The story of two mammoths, preserved forever in a fight to the death © Getty Images

The story of two mammoths, preserved forever in a fight to the death

10 greatest ever beasts © iStock

10 monstrous beasts we’re glad have gone extinct

Giant sea anemones eat ants… and also the occasional spider

Giant sea anemones eat ants… and also the occasional spider

Geckos might lose their tails, but not their dinner

Geckos that lose their tails are still deadly predators

Would dinosaurs have gotten even bigger if they weren't wiped out? © Getty Images

Would dinosaurs have gotten even bigger if they weren’t wiped out?

humpback whale © Getty

How humpback whales communicate through a hidden global network of song

CONNECTION GOLD AWARD WINNER ñ Amit Eshel. Israel. Prize: £500.
Image Title: Lessons for Life
Subject: Patagonia Puma Puma concolor
This beautiful female Puma is looking for prey from a high vantage point while her playful cubs are learning through imitation.

I spent a week tracking this Puma family, comprising a mother and four cubs, in Patagonia, Chile. These incredible wild cats where completely calm in my presence, and accepted me into their world and allowed me to capture some special moments.
The Puma of Patagonia, once almost hunted to extinction, has made a phenomenal comeback in the last few decades thanks to safeguarding measures. This is an example of conservation and coexistence with a wild cat that is persecuted and misunderstood in other parts of the Americas.
Equipment and Settings: Canon EOS 1DX mark II with Canon EF200-400mm f/4L IS USM lens. Focal length 381mm; 1/1,250 second; f/4; ISO 640.
Website address: www.amiteshel.com
Instagram: @siberianart

Puma mother and her playful cubs win WildArt photo competition

Sicily's extinct dwarf elephant shrank by 200kg every generation © Archives of the Gemmellaro Geological Museum

Fossil DNA reveals how an ancient species of elephant shrank to one-fifth of its original size

What is a goblin shark? © Alamy

Goblin shark: The nightmarish fish that launches its jaws at its prey

OROVILLE, CA - JUNE 08: In an aerial view, houseboats whose owners chose to leave them in the lake, float at a water level nearly 200 feet below normal at the Lime Saddle Marina for Lake Oroville near Paradise, Calif., on Tuesday, June 8, 2021. Drought has caused the water level to drop in Lake Oroville several hundred feet, leaving houseboat owners to make a choice to leave their craft in the water or to remove them since boat ramps will not reach the low level of the water as it drops lower and lower. (Carlos Avila Gonzalez / The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)

Latest photography of California’s devastating drought emergency

How many UK spiders are actually dangerous? © Getty Images

How many UK spiders are actually dangerous?