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These giants are thriving on a remote island in the Indian Ocean. But there's a problem – their eggs aren't hatching | Discover Wildlife

Adult populations of Aldabra giant tortoises may appear stable, but the number of young tortoises surviving to replace them has plummeted.

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Fungi may survive extreme conditions of Mars and space, say scientists | Discover Wildlife

New study suggests microbes could survive the long trip to Mars.

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"If a person inadvertently touches this larva's bristles, they can suffer massive internal haemorrhaging, renal failure, haemolysis – and even death" | Discover Wildlife

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When 1,500m of fencing was removed from the Trans-Mongolian Railway, a long-lost animal reclaimed its native lands | Discover Wildlife

The khulan, also known as the Asiatic wild ass, has re-established a population east of the Trans-Mongolian Railway after decades of absence.

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Watch agonising BBC footage of deadly crocodiles attacking animals oblivious to the danger – not once, but twice... You will be yelling at the screen | Discover Wildlife

Watch incredible BBC footage of wildebeests at the water's edge going back into crocodile-infested waters, narrated by David Attenborough

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Camera traps film predators descending on cave filled with 40,000 bats. What happens next is staggering | Discover Wildlife

Footage from Python Cave in Uganda shows leopards, monkeys and eagles all feasting on virus-riddled fruit bats. Scientists say the behaviour has never been seen before.

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Two spiders were sent to the International Space Station. Scientists were surprised to see what happened next | Discover Wildlife

Two ‘spidernauts’ were studied to see how they adapted to microgravity – with surprising results

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"Marine animals were mysteriously dropping dead: around 1 million were wiped out." Scientists now know the reason why – and it's terrifying | Discover Wildlife

Marine researchers in Australia have found what might be the most toxic species of microalgae ever studied.

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"It kills prey by wrapping around its body and squeezing until the victim has a heart attack…" The 10 most dangerous, deadliest animals in Borneo | Discover Wildlife

While some of these animals are famously dangerous, others might be a bit of a surprise...

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These bees aren’t vegetarian – they’re flesh-eaters and can smell food from half a mile away | Discover Wildlife

Some bees have a taste for flesh, as the National Geographic TV series Secrets of the Bees explores

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It looks like a tomato, has a very weird tongue, and can produce some extremely nasty secretions | Discover Wildlife

Meet the extraordinary tomato frog – one of Madagascar's strangest creatures.

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Satellite images reveal more than 1,000 unmapped coral reefs in Australia | Discover Wildlife

The discovery of thousands of previously unchartered coral reefs could reinforce conservation efforts in northern Australian waters, say researchers.

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Colossal prehistoric creatures once “ruled the oceans”. Now see them close-up at the Natural History Museum’s new London exhibition | Discover Wildlife

Jurassic Oceans: Monsters of the Deep is a new exhibition coming to the Natural History Museum this spring

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Scientists uncover 'lost world’ beneath North Sea – once home to beavers, deer and even bears | Discover Wildlife

A new study has found evidence to suggest the now-submerged landmass of Doggerland in Europe was covered in a temperate mosaic of oak, elm, and hazel more than 16,000 years ago…

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How to grow an oak tree from a single acorn (it's easier than you think…) | Discover Wildlife

Autumn is the perfect time to try growing an oak tree, here's how

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Two spiders were sent to the International Space Station. Scientists were surprised to see what happened next | Discover Wildlife

Two ‘spidernauts’ were studied to see how they adapted to microgravity – with surprising results

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Camera traps hidden in Amazon rainforest. They just captured an elusive animal doing something unprecedented | Discover Wildlife

For decades, the short-eared dog has been regarded as one of the rainforest's greatest mysteries.

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People started building artificial beaver dams in California. Now something "mind blowing" is happening | Discover Wildlife

Following the construction of the dams, one river saw juvenile coho salmon survival rates soar from 8% to 60%.

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How to help a beached, stranded whale or dolphin - and help save its life | Discover Wildlife

A beached cetacean is a distressing sight, but there are ways you can help until the marine medics arrive, says British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR)

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These bees aren’t vegetarian – they’re flesh-eaters and can smell food from half a mile away | Discover Wildlife

Some bees have a taste for flesh, as the National Geographic TV series Secrets of the Bees explores

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"People risk being attacked, mauled and possibly killed…" The rise and rise of the reckless wildlife tourist | Discover Wildlife

From patting penguins to selfies with bison, are people behaving increasingly foolishly around wildlife? And is education or punishment the answer?

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This newly discovered snake species in Ethiopia feasts exclusively on birds'eggs | Discover Wildlife

It took seven years for Dasypeltis albigularis to be formally described

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It’s 4,500 years old, 180km across and cloned itself from a single seedling – meet the largest, most humongous plant on the planet | Discover Wildlife

discover the seagrass meadow that had been hiding a secret for thousands of years.

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"It’s all very well squeezing the living breath out of your victims before swallowing them whole, but how do you avoid asphyxiating yourself in the process?" | Discover Wildlife

New study reveals how these heavy-bodied snakes consume prey while inhaling and exhaling, reports BBC Wildlife magazine.

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"It can handle the ionising radiation of space, exist in suspended animation for 30 years & will be the last beast standing in a nuclear holocaust" | Discover Wildlife

Tardigrades are one of the toughest and most intriguing creatures on Earth. Nick Baker takes a look at these microscopic bear-like creatures, also known as water bears