Adaptations

Many animals play dead—and not just to avoid getting eaten

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Bird Mimics Chainsaw, Car Alarm and More

This songbird breaks out the sampler to get a mate. And the superb lyrebird doesn't stop at mimicking other bird species — man-made noises just become part of the remix. Footage from the show "World's Weirdest".

Animals

This deep-sea shark is one of the world’s largest glowing animals

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The Deadly Cone Snail

The cone snail may look harmless, but it's loaded with deadly weapons for killing. Footage from the show "World's Weirdest".

Animals

Extremely rare white cougar highlights a quirk of the species

Animals

We knew platypuses were incredible. Now we know they glow, too

Animals

Rare photographs show African cheetahs in snowstorm

Animals

How do animals change colour?

Animals

World’s fastest ants found racing across the Sahara

2:58

Many animals play dead—and not just to avoid getting eaten

Bird Mimics Chainsaw, Car Alarm and More

This deep-sea shark is one of the world’s largest glowing animals

The Deadly Cone Snail

Extremely rare white cougar highlights a quirk of the species

We knew platypuses were incredible. Now we know they glow, too

Rare photographs show African cheetahs in snowstorm

How do animals change colour?

World’s fastest ants found racing across the Sahara

See how this school of tiny fish uses bacteria to glow in the dark

Imitation crab? Meet 6 creatures that steal others’ looks

The secret lives of fish-eating, beaver-ambushing wolves of Minnesota

Bioluminescence, explained

Curly-haired pigs and other animals with natural waves

Inside the world of treehoppers, mini-marvels of the rainforest

This superb owl can see with its eyes closed

See nature’s amazing glow-in-the-dark spectacles

These ants decorate their homes with the heads of their enemies

Baby Giraffes Get Their Spots From Mum