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The golden eagle is the fastest eagle in the world and can reach speeds of up to 150-200 miles per hour when swooping down to hunt. Eagles' sharp talons and beaks make light work of dispatching their ...

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Researchers in Alaska have discovered that beluga whales have lots of different partners and this “mate switching” could be ...

Sailfish can reach speeds of almost 70mph and grow up to 3.4m long – these images of them hunting are utterly breathtaking.

Perhaps they were curious as to what these strange, heavily-laden humans were doing in their territory – a vast, unspoiled ...

After swimming about 60m, I notice a big, murky cloud. It’s blood, though it looks greenish in the water, and I realise that ...

For a long time nothing happens and I start to worry that I have come to the wrong place, or that I have left it too late in ...

Crocodile conservationist in Laos have shared heartwarming footage of incredibly rare baby crocs hatching. The video comes ...

Researchers studying rockhead poachers from Deadman Bay think they may have solved the mystery of the fish's odd bowl-shaped ...