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Nature’s Curiosities

(Credit: Al Sim – GOSOARING)
Nature’s Curiosities

Where people 'surf' tubular clouds

By Anthony Ham

The mating process including pulsating colour changes and males disguising themselves as females (Credit: Carl Charter)
Adventure & Experience

Australia's X-rated underwater show

By Katie Dundas
Mangrove island and emerald water in the Bacalar Lagoon, Mexico
Nature’s Curiosities

A lake with the oldest evidence of life

By Emma Elsworthy
Divers have affectionately dubbed the leaf sheep "Shaun the Sheep" (Credit: Westend61 GmbH/Alamy)
Nature’s Curiosities

Asia's odd solar-powered sea creature

By Rina Diane Caballar
The greater glider is a solitary, tree-dwelling marsupial with big furry ears and large round eyes (Credit: Stephanie Jackson - Australian wildlife collection/Alamy)
Nature’s Curiosities

Australia's remarkable animal discovery

By Sarah Reid
Hawaii Island's Hāmākua Coast is loaded with many streams and waterfalls (Credit: Lucia Terui/Getty Images)
Nature’s Curiosities

A fish's epic 300m climb

By Meghan Miner Murray
A colugo mother and baby rest during the day (Credit: Ethan Pang)
Nature’s Curiosities

Malaysia's odd kite-shaped mammal

By Thomas Bird
Tent-making bats defy negative stereotypes by living in harmony with each other (Credit: Minden Pictures/Alamy)
Nature’s Curiosities

The world's cutest bat?

By Reena Shah
Stromatolites are living fossils and the oldest living lifeforms on our planet (Credit: MaXPdia/Getty Images)
Nature’s Curiosities

A billion-year-old living organism

By Marian McGuinness
For some, axolotls are considered adorable, with the appearance of a perpetual smile (Credit: Minden Pictures/Alamy)
Nature’s Curiosities

The animal resistant to cancer

By Megan Frye

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