Amazing Animals

The common shrew (Sorex araneus). Credit: Karol Zub

Winter Is Coming – and the Shrews Are Shrinking

An Australian rainforest scorpion. Credit: David Wilson

Scorpions Are Not One-Hit Wonders – They Have Venoms for All Occasions

Anthony's poison frog, Epipedobates anthonyi, is the original source of epibatidine. Credit: Rebecca Tarvin/University of Texas at Austin

This Frog’s Poison Is Among the Deadliest in Nature – So Why Doesn’t It Kill the Frog Itself?

Jellyfish prefer to sit upside down on the floor of their tank. Credit: Caltech

Sleeping Jellyfish, Discreet Cannibals, Conscientious Parrotfish and Other Amazing Animals

Elderly barn owls do not become hard of hearing as they age. Credit: Group Animal Physiology and Behaviour, Oldenburg University

It’s a Hoot Being an Owl – They Don’t Become Deafer With Age

An ant colony in a lab. Credit: Daniel Charbonneau

The Last Insect You’d Expect to Put up With Laziness Is the Ant – but It Does

Portrait of an African wild dog. Credit: Andrew King

How Do African Wild Dogs Decide to Start Hunting?