Oceanography
Cloned creatures could be longer than blue whales
Siphonophores are unusual animals consisting of many individual organs called zooids, each zooid having a distinct function despite being genetically identical.
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Animal world
Bird of prey 'missing' for half a century discovered
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) announced on September 13 that it had just discovered a species of bird of prey that was
Animal world
Black caiman crocodile - apex predator
Black caiman crocodiles can be up to 5m long, are the apex predators in the Amazon, they will eat anything, including people if food is scarce.
Oceanography
The strange fish can swallow prey 10 times heavier than itself
Black swallower fish live at depths of 700 - 3,000 m in the sea with a wide mouth, large abdomen and teeth like barbed traps that prevent prey from escaping.
Videos
Hearing the noise, the man witnessed a scary scene in the tree
A Gold Coast man filmed a python swallowing a marsupial whole in his backyard.
Animal world
South African cobra swallows poisonous snakes
As one of the fastest-attacking snakes in the world, the poisonous puff adder still cannot escape the mouth of the South African cobra.
Animal world
'Werewolf' rats specialize in eating poisonous scorpions and centipedes
The southern grasshopper rat is nicknamed
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Why do African farmers draw eyes on their cows' buttocks?
Painting eyes on the buttocks of cows in Africa is a unique measure to protect livestock from lion attacks.
Animal world
Snakes are gentle towards humans, but are the enemy of poisonous snakes
In Vietnam, there is a species of snake with a very special outer layer of scales. This is a very gentle snake towards humans, but is considered an enemy of poisonous sn…
Animal world
The group of baboons watched helplessly as their fellow creatures fell under the clutches of the leopard
A clip recording the hunting scene of leopards in Kruger National Park, South Africa has attracted the attention of many wildlife lovers and thrill-seekers.
Animal world
The fierce battle for survival between the 'swamp king' and the most dangerous snake in Africa
In a rare event at Kruger National Park, an African crocodile hunted a black cobra (Black Mamba), considered the most poisonous and dangerous snake on the continent.
Animal world
Andean Condor - A bird that can fly for 5 hours without flapping its wings
Despite its massive body, the Andean condor holds the record for the longest flight thanks to air currents alone, without flapping its wings for five hours.
Animal world
Birds pluck their prey's feathers and put them in stone 'prisons'
The Eleonora falcon on Mogador island captures other small birds alive, plucks their flight feathers and stuffs them into rock crevices as a reserve food source.
Videos
You have a toad to 'protect' you, and a cat dares to slap a poisonous snake, causing fireflies to appear
Discovering a poisonous snake from afar, the toad quickly rushed forward to kill it, leaving the snake unable to react.
Videos
Hunting for humped pigs, leopards are dragged back to their nests
The humpback pig used its physical advantage to fight for its life when caught by a leopard.