As the world's largest bear, and largest land carnivore, polar bears are impressive mammals and are adapted to living in the ...

In the animal kingdom, the creatures with the biggest hearts – relative to their size – are often the tiniest among us.

Meet the spitting cobras – venomous snakes capable of projecting venom with remarkable accuracy to deter threats.

In the diverse world of animal physiology, some creatures have evolved remarkably intricate circulatory systems to meet their unique biological needs. Among these adaptations are animals with multiple ...

As ever, it depends on what you’re measuring. At about the size of an elephant, a blue whale’s tongue, which is used to force huge mouthfuls of water through the baleen plates that filter out its food ...

“I endured one and a half hours submerged in the freezing water, with only my head visible.” Wildlife photographer shares ...

Male bonobos are able to decipher confusing fertility signals from females, say scientists. Most female mammals are only ...

From matriarchs who guide entire herds to queens that dominate their hives, the animal kingdom is full of powerful females ...

In this list of animals that can kill a human in minutes, we explore beautiful sea creatures, cute amphibians, funny looking ...

In the ocean, different animals have their own unique self-defence strategies to help them survive predators. Some, like ...

Remarkable new footage shows a wild gray wolf using a human crab trap with startling precision, challenging what we thought ...

There’s no one clear measure for animal intelligence so some people disagree which ocean creatures are the cleverest. But, although it’s hard to say categorically, there are usually two front runners ...