1+ hour, 54+ min ago   (433+ words) Insects provide a whole range of benefits for other animals, including food, shelter, protection and even medicines. British birds such as blackbirds, jays and woodpeckers will sometimes come down to the ground, fan their wings and allow ants to swarm…...

11+ mon, 1+ week ago   (403+ words) Fossils of the four-metre-long prehistoric crocodile were found in the sun-baked Western Desert. Palaeontologists have discovered a new species of ancient marine crocodile from Egypt’s Western Desert. Based on the remains of four animals dug up in the arid plains…...

9+ mon, 3+ week ago   (104+ words) Saltwater crocodiles can stay submerged and unseen for hours, until they’re ready to pounce on unsuspecting prey. A wildlife lover has shown how a saltwater crocodile’s excellent camouflage makes these prehistoric predators almost impossible to spot in the water. In…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (114+ words) Dramatic footage shows two Nile crocodiles colliding in Tanzania's Serengeti National Park. The Nile crocodile is Africa's largest crocodilian, growing up to six metres in length and, in some cases, weighing more than half a tonne. These enormous ambush predators…...

18+ hour, 45+ min ago   (235+ words) What's the difference between a crocodile and an alligator? Stuart Blackman explains why gators are not crocs and crocs are not gators. The words 'crocodile' and 'alligator' are often used interchangeably to describe any large reptile with a toothy smile…...

3+ hour, 23+ min ago   (333+ words) Scientists have uncovered a new species of extinct crocodile in Egypt, after reanalysing fossils in rock used to build the ancient wonder The newly described species, Herugavialis cairensis (H. cairenis), is a type of gavial. Gavials are a group of crocodiles…...

12+ hour, 14+ min ago   (610+ words) In 2005, a group of Namibian schoolchildren were hiking in Fish River Canyon’s Gondwana Cañon Park when they came across insects that resembled miniature praying mantises. They weren’t praying mantises, however, but gladiator insects. It was only four years earlier that…...

14+ hour, 23+ min ago   (503+ words) The Sudwala Caves, in South Africa, are some of the oldest known caves on the planet. Shrouded in a veil of darkness and tucked away in the recesses of our planet, caves have fascinated, frightened and sheltered humans for thousands…...

15+ hour, 23+ min ago   (426+ words) In 2016, conservationists started planted thousands of native seedlings in Yosemite’s Tuolumne Meadows. Ten years later, many of them are still alive and they're improving the health of the soil – slowly. Framed against a backdrop of rugged mountain peaks, the Tuolumne…...

16+ hour, 58+ min ago   (171+ words) BBC Wildlife Magazine The strange, yet very simple, trick that sends animals into a trance If YouTube is anything to go by, chicken hypnosis is quite a popular pastime. It involves holding a bird on its belly and slowly drawing…...