Overnight, George had taken not only his final breath but the final breath of his entire species, the Pinta Island tortoise, ...

If you've seen it in a horror movie, a bug probably did it first. To celebrate Halloween, here's a look at some of nature's ...

There are real vampires in the world of bats. Out of over 1,400 currently described bat species, three are known to feed on blood exclusively. To me, as a behavioural ecologist, who is interested ...

Across the vast Northern Hemisphere range of the moose, this biggest member of the deer family is just past the rigours of the rut, aka the breeding season. That autumnal stretch of the calendar ...

Lion mating ritual up close EPISODE SYNOPSIS It's not a behaviour often captured on film, but the Earth Touch crew recently got the chance to film African lions mating in the wild! When it comes ...

Homosexual Giraffes Do What Comes Naturally EPISODE SYNOPSIS At any moment in time, one in every 20 male giraffes can be found amorously necking with another male. Or so says one study into ...

Wild Sex Season 1 Trailer EPISODE SYNOPSIS Let's talk about sex. And not just any old sex. The animal kingdom is a wild place – and it's got mating habits to match. We're getting it on with ...

It’s no holiday for the gibbons of Thailand. Habitat loss, poaching for traditional medicine and the cruel capture of baby gibbons for both the pet and tourism trade have left all but one ...

Is there hope for the Sumatran rhino EPISODE SYNOPSIS With fewer than 100 individuals left on earth, the Sumatran rhino is teetering on the brink of extinction. But a newly signed agreement could ...

Mother Carries Dead Baby EPISODE SYNOPSIS Powerful maternal instincts make it extremely difficult for this female baboon to let go of her dead baby. In a heartbreaking display of what might be ...