15 Jun
Creature Feature: The bug that snacks on turtles
It impales its [much larger] prey with a needle-like mouthpart and then turns the victim’s insides to liquid. This deadly bug means business.
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9 Jun
Sharks: Rescuing a killer reputation
If, like us, you’re seriously unhappy with the way sharks are [mis]represented in popular culture (thanks, Jaws…) and the mainstream press, then this is the TED Talk for you.
8 Jun
Creature feature: Zebra? Horse? Okapi!
What would happen if you crossed a zebra with a giraffe and a horse? You might get something that looks a bit like the okapi.
7 Jun
Timelapse captures Arctic’s magical light
Take a beautiful Arctic vista. Add some haunting music, lots of time and some serious photographic skills. Stitch it all together and you get another brilliant timelapse from TSO Photography.
6 Jun
Crouching lions, leaping buck
As far dramatic hunts go, it’s hard to beat this incredible chase sequence involving a pride of lions and a very agile kudu antelope.
1 Jun
Creature Feature: The frog that soared into orbit
The star of this week’s Creature Feature has made scientific history and has been launched into space – plus it can throw up its own stomach.
31 May
Why did the lion climb the tree?
Are tales of tree-climbing lions nothing more than marketing hype to draw in tourist dollars? We’ve got our hands on some footage from the Okavango Delta as we try to figure out why these big cats take to the branches.
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Sharks: Rescuing a killer reputation
If, like us, you’re seriously unhappy with the way sharks are [mis]represented in popular culture (thanks, Jaws…) and the mainstream press, then this is the TED Talk for you.
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