
Why the Quebracho Crested Tinamou is Upside Down
Its name sounds like a double sneeze, but there are far stranger things about this dinky South American bird. It …
Its name sounds like a double sneeze, but there are far stranger things about this dinky South American bird. It …
In Hollywood, skyscraper-sized reptiles flail around like toddlers and massive robots backflip before landing in a kung fu stance. Meanwhile, …
Wait! Before you spray me for slicing up your roses, there’s something you should know. I know the life of …
It might sound like an annoying sidekick, but Irritator has the backstory of a super-villain. Back when South America and …
Name: “Pteroglossus frantzii”, but everyone calls me “fiery-billed araçari”. Spell it with the accent if you want to impress me. …
Like other poison dart frogs, the Cainarachi wears the colours of its martyr. Thanks to at least one kamikaze frog, …
Interviewer 3: She’s late. Did she get lost in the jungle? Interviewer 2: [sighs] There aren’t that many pot plants …
A “tapir-nymph” sounds cute, cheeky and cuddly, especially when it has droopy ears. Unfortunately the Tapirê-iauara is none of these things. …
The grey bottlenose may steal the limelight, but the striped dolphin has some tricks and kinks of its own. In …
It seems a bit unfair calling this a “rat-tail” fish when it clearly just has a thin, tapering tail. But …
Unlike Bigfoot, though, it would stride towards the camera and mercilessly devour anyone behind it. Possibly via the horrible toothy …
Just to get this out of the way: yes, it’s actually called that, and yes, it lives near Cape “Horn” …
The “terrible reptiles” didn’t drop out of the sky, but one of the first was found in a lunar-like landscape. …
Stroking your lover’s hair can be romantic. For a chinchilla, pulling it is downright erotic. Of hair-raising value… That’s not …
It’s not just the punk-rocker neck spikes. Like many artists, Amargasaurus was discovered in the 80s but unappreciated for years. …
This flitter looks cute, but to a bug on the forest floor, it’s part of a post-apocalyptic motorcycle gang pillaging …
Clocking 48kmh (30mph) or more is pretty impressive for the ninth largest living animal, and handy if some orcas come …
Another potential supervillain either squandering its power or slowly building its empire. But unlike the others, it has its own …
My last two posts have had a bit too much sexy talk, so here’s the goblin shark to put an …
Stared at a screen too long? Taken a blow to the head? Or standing in a forest of fireflies? The …