Swallowed whole

The spider-tailed horned viper contains the raw ingredients of two of the world’s most common phobias: arachnophobia (fear of spiders) and ophidiophobia (fear of snakes). The only way it could possibl

I’M CURRENTLY IN THE ATACAMA DESERT, Chile, where an exceptional snowfall has blanketed the high-altitude landscapes surrounding San Pedro. I was really frustrated because all the plans I had for my w

Getting to know these chatty, sociable and intelligent birds

Sir Walter, a male greater roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus), clearly has the run of the South Texas ranch at which photographer Karine Aigner is based. “He is a cool bird,” she says. “He owns the

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Dinosaurs were prehistoric egg-laying reptiles that went extinct millions of years ago, but their survivors still live among us