‘It was partly alive, hanging onto a fish’
A FISHING crew hauled up a creature the size of a mini bus with tentacles like fire hoses and eyes like dinner plates from deep beneath the ocean surface.
Animals
Hamster and pineapple pizza
A LOCAL Pizza Hut restaurant has shocked customers by offering a free small animal from a local pet shop as part of a wildly inappropriate meal deal.
Biggest, scariest dinosaur ever discovered
PICTURE the movie creatures from Jurassic Park crossed with Jaws. Add a croc snout and a duck’s feet. The result: the only known water-living dinosaur.
This woman is a record breaker
YOU’LL never guess what this Australian woman is famous for, as she joins a bunch of talented people who have qualified for the 2015 Guinness World Records Book.
World’s weirdest looking chicken
THIS rare chicken from Indonesia is completely black — from its beak, feathers and comb to its skin, bones and even organs.
Massive shrimp stumps scientists
A FLORIDA fisherman got an unpleasant surprise when he reeled in his line to find he’d lured a monster from the deep.
Attenborough sets sights on the yeti
THE search for the elusive yeti has just received a big boost from beloved nature broadcaster Sir David Attenborough. He says he’d like to track down the Abominable Snowman.
Great white gobbles $12,000 GoPro
THIS is the moment a great white shark ate a $12,000 GoPro camera rig, ripping it away from an Emmy award-winning wildlife cameraman with its powerful jaws.
Meet ‘Michelin Man’, the baby pygmy hippo
MEET Olivia, the rare one-month-old pygmy hippo who’s been nicknamed “Michelin Man” because of her adorable rolls of fat.
Dinosaur size of seven elephants
RESEARCHERS studying the bones of a dinosaur bigger than seven bull elephants have given it an equally colossal name: Dreadnoughtus.
Raju the crying elephant in danger again
HIS story broke hearts worldwide, but it appears Raju the crying elephant’s ordeal may not be over yet.
‘Anybody afraid of spiders?’
A FEARLESS woman has taken to the internet to show off her special skill: holding spiders in her mouth.
Horror photos they don’t want you to see
THE gruesome reality of the WA’s controversial bait-and-kill shark measures has been revealed as “cruel, barbaric and inhumane”.
The beauty of nature in extreme close-up
THESE extraordinary images reveal what common insects really look like in extreme close-up, and they’re surprisingly un-creepy.
Bizarre blue lobster found in ocean
A TEENAGER has caught an incredibly rare blue lobster, and will donate the one-in-2 million crustacean to an aquarium.
Why this beach glowed blue last night
MANLY’S waves glowed an eerie electric blue last night thanks to bioluminescence in a curious creature called a dinoflagellate. What’s it all mean?
Headless seals found on SA beach
THE gruesome discovery of two headless seals on a South Australian beach has prompted an investigation.
Chef killed by severed snake head
A SNAKE came back from the dead to deliver a deadly bite to a chef, twenty minutes after he had chopped its head off.
How can anyone reject this face?
THIS gorgeous baby Western lowland gorilla is being hand-reared by vets at Oklahoma City Zoo after her mother abandoned her.
Mystery behind billions of jellyfish
BILLIONS of jellyfish-like creatures have washed up on numerous beaches on the West Coast of America, baffling scientists and locals alike.
Circus camel bites baby’s head
A NEWBORN has multiple fractures after a camel clamped its mouth over his head at a circus.
More space for whales at SeaWorld
STUNG by criticism of its treatment of killer whales, SeaWorld says it will build larger environments at its theme parks.
Dolphins ‘squeal with happiness’
DOLPHINS and whales literally squeal with pleasure, according to scientists who claim to have shown that the sound expresses cries of delight.
Last polar bear in Africa dies
A POLAR bear believed to be the last in Africa has died at a South African zoo, a few months after his long-time mate passed away.
Freakiest creatures from the deep
THEY’RE the deep ocean’s creepy critters, and the world pays attention when one emerges. Here are the freakiest of the freaky. WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES
Giant panda in zoo ‘pregnant’
A GIANT panda lent by China to Edinburgh Zoo could produce a hoped-for cub by the end of the month.
Rare sighting of giant, freaky fish
HOLY mola! A super rare sighting of one of the world’s weirdest fish has been caught on camera in California.
Tiger drags woman into forest
A TIGER dragged a woman to her death after pouncing on her in front of her husband while the couple was out fishing.
Just how lethal is a Great White?
EVER wondered what it would feel like the moment before being attacked by a Great White? This amazing new SharkCam footage may give you an idea.
22 reasons chickens are people too
YOU might think chickens are pointless, stupid birds who deserve to live in cages. You’d be very clucking wrong. Here’s your proof.
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