If we're being honest, the Omiltemi cottontail rabbit (Sylvilagus insonus) is not much to look at. It's a fairly conventional bunny: long ears, strong hind legs, short tail, a little chubby.

As the 65-foot Nanny rolls 20 degrees to port and then to starboard, the half dozen or so hunting dogs aboard look alarmed. It’s hard to blame them. The wooden boat is making a rough winter ...

Ponder the most dangerous bear in the world, and you might naturally think of the mighty polar bear – king of the Arctic and most carnivorous of ursids – or the big and ornery North American ...

A compelling image of a barnacle-covered football captured by Ryan Stalker off the English coastline took the top prize in this year's British Wildlife Photography Awards. The winning image was ...

From glowing scorpions to twisted morays, the winning images and finalists in the Nature Photography Contest 2023 offer a glimpse into the delicate beauty of the natural world. A new addition to ...

Snakes occupy a particularly negative position in human consciousness. They are seen as mindless, anti-social, malevolent creatures. Something to be feared and difficult to relate to. A recent ...

Moles have acute hearing and are able to detect vibration from movement above ground, which makes tracking them down particularly tricky. So how do you unearth a golden mole that hasn't been ...

A shot of a humpback whale's fluke breaching the surface of the water with the New York City skyline jutting out of the horizon in the distance, a colony of red ants forming a "living" bridge to ...

Mosquitoes. Hordes of them, buzzing in your ears and biting incessantly, a maddening nuisance without equal. And not to mention the devastating health impacts caused by malaria, Zika virus and ...

Big cats – like lions, leopards and tigers – are among the few animals with enough brawn and moxie to take on a full-grown crocodilian. While these predators certainly target the occasional ...

Wildlife photography requires a keen eye, an intimate knowledge of your equipment, and – sometimes – a healthy dose of good fortunate. Florida photographer Doc Jon recently snapped a few ...

The black mamba is just about as imposing as snakes get: long, sleek, speedy and packing a seriously toxic punch, these reptilian superstars have landed leading roles in feature-length films ...