Animals
Wild, extinct, domesticated, endangered - the animal kingdom is filled with creatures of exotic shapes and sizes, making them a firm favourite for curious minds and fact finders of all ages. Here you can find a menagerie of animal facts and pictures of the wonderful beasts that walk the earth, the birds that soar through the sky and the sea creatures that swim through the vast oceans of our Earth.

What is the deadliest creature in the UK?

Man’s best friend? Yeah, right.
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Nature’s weirdest: This honking hammerhead bat has the world’s strangest nostrils

Meet the honking bat that looks like a cross between a horse and Yoda.
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A dazzling new side of nature: The 20 best photos of British wildlife 2024

Take a look at this amazing set of images from the latest British Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition.
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Time with dogs could help improve your concentration, study finds

Need another excuse to hang out with your hound? Here’s one: scientists have now shown it increases the power of your brain waves.
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Male mammals aren’t bigger than females after all - new study

New research reveals that, for most mammal species, males and females are evenly sized.
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These 10 psychedelic animal scans will change how you see wildlife forever

A major collaborative project has created 3D reconstructions of museum specimens previously hidden away.
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Killer whale filmed absolutely destroying great white shark – and it has scientists worried

A gruesome discovery has challenged scientific understanding of the apex predator’s position in the food chain.
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If we want to beat plastic pollution, recycling will never be enough

OPINION | Photographs of hermit crabs using discarded bottle caps as shells highlights the extent of the global plastic pollution problem.
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How animals speak to each other

Fun fact: Dolphins give themselves names.
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The (very very weird) reasons cat lick people

Sorry, it's not because they secretly love you.
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Study finally reveals which dogs live the longest

How long can we expect our floofy best friends to be with us? The results are in.
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The world's hidden hedgehog crisis

Why their numbers are falling – and how we can help them recover.
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The longest living animals on Earth 2024

From mole rats to Greenland sharks, here are the creatures with unusually large lifespans.
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Megalodon sharks were much less mighty than once thought, controversial new study claims

Shark experts are now in disagreement over the apex predator's shape.
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14 very very small Close Up Photographer of the Year winners that deserve a huge applause

Includes teeny ants firing a lot of acid, a jumping stick, and an eel heart.
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Why new climate breakthroughs mean you should have (some) hope in 2024

Forget the disheartening headlines, 2023 has seen stories of true hope for the planet's future.
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World’s weirdest: Meet the Christmas tree worm, the creature covered in feeding tentacles

Meet the bizarre underwater worm that looks like a Christmas decoration and sees through its gills.
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