This elusive inhabitant of equatorial African rainforests is the biggest of all monkeys and arguably the most beautiful. The 30kg males - three times the weight of females - are adorned with a golden ...

Rabies is one of the most feared diseases in the world with good reason, but thankfully now vaccinations are available ...

Great white sharks may have reputation for being a ruthless apex predator, but that doesn’t mean they can’t be scared away ...

Wildlife photographer Rémi Vacher has photographed everything from young leopards trying to hunt in Sri Lanka, to vipers snuggled in the sand in Dubai, and Weddell seals snoozing in Antarctica.

The 'bees knees' is one of those phrases that sounds perfectly normal – until you stop and think about it. The 'bee’s knees'? Really? Why are we praising something by comparing it to a tiny insect’s ...

The Great Smoky Mountains lie like a group of slumbering giants along the border of North Carolina and Tennessee in the south ...

According to onlookers, the possum stayed among the soft toys for a short while before venturing out of the shop and into the ...

Actual evidence for Krys' size is very thin, but what isn't disputed is that saltwater crocodiles – Crocodylus porosus – are ...

Come face-to-face (or, face-to-fossil) with prehistoric ocean predators in an upcoming exhibition from London’s Natural ...

Narrated by the British writer and environmental campaigner George Monbiot, and largely drawn from his book Feral, it ...

Scientists use weights to keep their camera equipment in place on the seabed – but this ocean dweller was strong enough to ...

People flock to Yellowstone for its dramatic geysers, unique geological features and incredible wildlife. You may (or may not ...