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predators

Lynx carcass after tiger attack

Life

Battle of the big cats sees tiger hunt and devour a lynx

A snow-covered forest in the far east of Russia was the stage for the cat fight – the first lethal encounter spotted between the two species

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Two red ants enjoy sweet nectar exuded by the bittersweet nightshade

Life

Plant bleeds nectar when attacked to summon ant defenders

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A northern Pacific rattlesnake

Life

Watch a rattlesnake plan attack by clearing path for its strike

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Herd of caribou running through snowy forest

Life

Wolves or bears? Threatened caribou mothers' catch-22 dilemma

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A great egret perching on an alligator

Life

Alligators help protect bird nests - but still snack on chicks

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Stowaway rats have had a catastrophic effect on the bird populations of the island of South Georgia

Earth

Invasive species blamed as second biggest cause of extinctions

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great white shark

Life

White shark's diet may include biggest fish of all: whale shark

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Moonlight helps plankton escape predators during Arctic winters

Life

Moonlight helps plankton escape predators during Arctic winters

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Upside drone

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Huge royal albatross chokes to death by swallowing seal shark

Life

Huge royal albatross chokes to death by swallowing seal shark

This northern royal albatross's eyes were bigger than its belly, dying after swallowing a 67-centimetre seal shark in one go

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Life

Sharks seen hunting and killing a whale for the first time

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Life

Penguins filmed in epic underwater fight stealing a large squid

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Life

Rudolph's new enemy: The eagles hunting adult reindeer in Norway

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Life

Orcas seen in unique group ambush-and-kill attack on dolphins

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