During the Ice Age a massive hyena known as Pachycrocuta roamed across parts of Europe Asia and Africa Its unusually powerful jaws have led some researchers to describe it as a "bone crushing speciali ...

SCHOOL groups and tourists are visiting a cave with bats that carry Marburg virus, previously flagged as having pandemic ...

Researchers in Uganda have discovered a complex network of animals feeding on bats infected with Marburg virus, capturing startling footage of potential spillover risks for the first time.

Researchers may have stumbled upon 'ground zero' for a deadly virus that kills nine in ten patients infected with it.

Discovery of many predators feeding on bats may be a ‘Rosetta Stone’ for understanding how diseases spread between animals, researchers hope ...

Ophidiophobics, look away: things are about to get gnarly in a very snakey way. Snakes are, undeniably, demon animals. No, no ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. African rock pythons are powerful constrictors capable of swallowing prey much wider than their heads. Horned antelope like ...

Wild predators must regularly hunt or forage to survive. While many animals graze or scavenge, large constrictor snakes rely on overpowering and swallowing prey whole. But even experienced predators ...

A newly released study shows that snakes are more cannibalistic than previously thought. Snakes will commonly prey on other species of snake, but cannibalism in this case is when a snake will eat one ...

African rock pythons are powerful constrictors capable of swallowing prey much wider than their heads. Horned antelope like duikers can pose unexpected challenges during the swallowing process. Snakes ...

A nest of snake eggs on the ground - Ton Ponchai/Shutterstock Deweeding your garden only to find a cluster of snake eggs may sound like a gardener's nightmare, but it doesn't have to be a scary ...

Scientists have uncovered yet another reason not to trust a snake—the slithering creatures have a habit of eating each other. A recent study compiled over 500 incidents of cannibalism in more than 200 ...