This week in nature: some grim karma for a poacher, sock-sniffing mosquitoes, forced abstinence for endangered fish, alien ant invaders and some very eloquent prairie dogs! Read More
If you've never heard of a wildlife auction, think 'Storage Wars' crossed with an Attenborough special. Well, maybe not exactly ... but substitute the rows of storage containers with bomas (special wildlife enclosures) and the secondhand treasure with rhino and giraffe, and you’re pretty close. Read More
The sun will come out tomorrow, right? Well, not for the crew at the Concordia research station in Antarctica it won’t. This past Sunday they said farewell to the sun for nearly four long, cold months. Read More
We have to admit: strange animal sightings seem to trigger a remarkable burst of creative speculation online. Take the animal carcass that washed up on a New Zealand beach late last month... Read More
How do animals eat their food? You may not need to ask that question ever again after watching YouTuber Mister Epic Mann's hilarious 'instructional' video. Read More
If this hilarious parody forever ruins Awolnation's original 'Sail' for you ... well, blame it on the mucus trail, BA-BAY. Read More
Noses to the sky, these wolf residents at an Indiana sanctuary put on one howl of a show. Read More
It might be a little dramatic to describe the vehicle-chasing giraffe in this video as 'reminiscent of T. rex', but these usually placid-looking animals can certainly be menacing when they want to be. Read More
Great news for the Wolkberg Zulu butterfly! The Lepidopterists’ Society of Africa has found a second colony of this extremely rare species. Read More
Ecologist Vanessa Stephen puts on her wellingtons and heads out to photograph the bizarre and fascinating creatures that have adapted to survive in the strange world of the mangroves. Read More
Seagull: resourceful, inquisitive, intelligent ... and very underrated. Ecologist-with-a-camera Vanessa Stephen is taking a look at the crafty foraging strategies of this clever scavenger. Read More
It's a warm Saturday evening ... and both human and arachnid are preparing for mealtime. Photographer Brett Blignaut takes a break from his barbecue to capture a few snaps of a spider's supper. Read More
14000 people from 142 countries took part in a recent survey conducted by Arkive to uncover the world's favourite species. The results are in and you might be a little surprised by who took first place. Read More
We've all seen (and perhaps made feeble attempts to fold) an origami paper crane or perhaps a jumping frog. But origami maned wolves? And aardvarks, pudús, tapirs and mandrills?! That sort of zoological origami virtuosity definitely deserves a post. Read More
If you happen to be eating, you might want to come back later. Fascinating and disgusting in (almost) equal measure, here's a roach birth you won't easily forget. Read More
Some cobra-related news has Earth Touch staffer Kirsten Horne checking under the bed in fear ... turns out most Mozambique spitting cobra bites happen while the unsuspecting victim is sleeping! Read More
From leopard cams and dogs that swim with dolphins to naked skydives for rhinos, car-riding cheetahs & a bunch of amazing underwater encounters, we've done some pretty cool stuff with the GoPro! So we've raided our archive & made a little video dedicated to our GoPro gems. Read More
An Earth Touch dive crew recently travelled to southern Mozambique to film some of the region's diverse shark species. And when the cameras weren't rolling, they also found time to snap a few photographs of these amazing underwater predators. Read More
Penguins falling = funny. An entire blooper reel packed with penguin FAILS = perfect Friday viewing! Read More
The first episode of our new Countdown Show powers its way through Africa’s most dangerous snakes, from mambas to Mozambican cobras in under four minutes. And now that you’ve been introduced, here are a few other facts about these lethal reptiles. Read More
Taxonomy doesn't have to be boring & stuffy ... there's plenty of interesting stuff in there if you know where to look. Meet Gorilla gorilla gorilla and other tautonymically named creatures. Read More
The popular hypothetical question gets its most comprehensive answer yet. So ... could we make the earth move? Read More
This mind-bending [interactive!] infographic has the answer. And if all the science-y bits are just too much to wrap your head around, it's still fun zooming out from grasshopper to nebula and back again! Read More
A crocodile has some of the strongest jaw muscles in the animal kingdom. Is it really possible to hold such powerful jaws closed with nothing but a rubber band? Read More
