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The Lion Soaking: Lioness takes no chances as she carries nine-week-old cub across fast-flowing river

Her jaws clamped firmly around the scruff of her tiny cub’s neck, this plucky lioness is taking no chances as she tackles a risky river crossing. As her nine-week-old youngster dangles beneath her, the mother skips gingerly between impromptu stepping stones. These stunning images capture the heart-stopping moment the lioness braved choppy waters, clasping her little one’s nape, as she ma

Giant rabbit Darius is an Easter bunny with a monster appetite

Looking for the Easter bunny? Here’s one that’s easy to spot. Darius weighs three-and-a-half stone and measures 4ft 4in, making him the world’s biggest rabbit, according to Guinness World Records. His owner, Annette Edwards, 62, from Worcester, is considering putting him on a diet after revealing that he eats 12 carrots a day – more than 4,000 a year. He also gets through piles of cabba

Lioness does the unthinkable to save her stranded baby cub. This is incredible.

Lions, those majestic creatures that prowl the savannah, have plenty of stereotypes. They’re often labeled King of the Jungle, can be seen as beautiful and regal, or may even be viewed as fearful predators. However, what about lions being maternal and loving? Obviously all lions have a mother, but you don’t typically get caught up in that aspect when you think of these big cats. But these pic

How Animal Domestication Works

The modern dog evolved from the gray wolf, essentially changing from a dangerous predator to a loving family pet. Theo Allofs/Photonica Collection/Getty Images and Daly & Newton/Riser Collection/Getty Images How long have we known our best friend? Researchers know that humans began domesticating dogs before agriculture began (~10,000 years ago), but just when and where did the wolf

Magnificent Giant Tree: Sequoia in a Snowstorm

Photograph by Michael Nichols Giant sequoias live at high elevations, enduring cold, heavy snows, lightning strikes—and growing bulky and strong, though not so tall as coast redwoods. This individual, the President, is the second most massive tree known on Earth. The giant sequoia is a snow tree, Sillett says, adapted for long winters in the Sierra. But it’s a fire tree too

Conjoined Twins: Brothers Joined At The Hip Learn To Live In Harmony

Videographer / Director: Jed Seus Producer: Tom Midlane Editor: Ben Churcher / Joshua Douglas CONJOINED twins Shivanath and Shivram Sahu have found a unusual way to get to school - dropping to the floor and running like a SPIDER. The 12-year-olds, who were born joined at the waist, bare two legs and four arms and work in tandem to get around. They have stunned doctors with their abili

Mexican Axolotl

The ghostly looking Mexican axolotl retains some of its larval features for life, including its feathery pink external gills. Photograph by Stephen Dalton/Animals Animals—Earth Scenes The Mexican axolotl (pronounced ACK-suh-LAH-tuhl) salamander has the rare trait of retaining its larval features throughout its adult life. This condition, called neoteny, means it keeps its tadpo

Polar bears and sled dogs

Wildlife photographer Norbert Rosing experienced a once in a lifetime encounter when visiting a dog sled kennel in Manitoba, Canada. A wild male polar bear seemed to appear out of nowhere and approached a dog. Obviously, Rosing and Brian Ladoon, the breeder, assumed that his dog was doomed. They were quite surprised that instead of apprehension and hostility, the bear and the do