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Watch stunning preview of 2nd season of Apple TV+ award-winning show 'Prehistoric Planet' By Sascha Pare published 19 April 23 The new episodes, which will be available to watch from May 22, 2023, will transport viewers back to the age of dinosaurs with stunning visual effects.
Humpback whales: Facts about the singers of the sea By Patrick Pester last updated 19 April 23 Humpback whales are iconic members of the baleen whale family thanks to their breathtaking breaches and hauntingly beautiful songs.
Extremely rare albino dolphin spotted in Africa, possibly for the 1st time ever By Harry Baker published 19 April 23 The all-white bottlenose calf, which was swimming with around 200 other dolphins, was spotted by a lucky couple on their wedding day.
Nutria: The invasive, unusually large rodents By Rachel Ross last updated 19 April 23 Nutria, also known as coypu or swamp rats, are large rodents that wreak havoc on their non-native ecosystems.
How to watch Wild Isles: David Attenborough's look at the wildlife of the UK By Erin Macdonald published 18 April 23 Sir David Attenborough takes us on a journey through Britain's wildlife. It's celebrating the natural wonders of Britain, as you've never seen them before.
In rare attack, dingo repeatedly bites and holds girl underwater. (Luckily she survived.) By Sascha Pare published 17 April 23 The 6-year-old girl is in a stable condition following the attack by an untagged male dingo while she was swimming on K'gari, or Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia.
95 million-year-old land bridge across Antarctica carried dinosaurs between continents By Sascha Pare published 17 April 23 The first-ever near-complete sauropod skull found in Australia is remarkably similar to fossils from South America, which suggests that dinosaurs roamed across ice-free Antarctica.
Wild African elephants may have domesticated themselves By Carissa Wong published 13 April 23 Wild elephants play, help sick members of their species and babysit each other's young, suggesting they domesticated themselves.
52 million-year-old bat skeleton is the oldest ever found and belongs to a never-before-seen species By Sascha Pare published 12 April 23 The bat skeletons unearthed in southwest Wyoming are the oldest ever found, and their discovery has sparked a reshuffle in the bat family tree.
Watch an elephant peel a banana with her trunk in incredible first–of-its-kind footage By Cameron Duke published 10 April 23 An Asian elephant at the Berlin Zoo, Pang Pha, taught herself to peel bananas with her trunk by watching her keepers.
