When June Fearn was asked by the National Crime Agency to assist with its ‘investigation’, her selfless instinct was to agree. ‘I thought I have to help,’ says June, 74, a retired head teacher. ‘I was brought up to be polite, and helpful to the authorities who are there to protect us.’ But little did … Read more
An international gang flew into the UK to carry out a burglary spree on the homes of the rich and famous including Formula 1 heiress Tamara Ecclestone, a court heard. The alleged thieves stole £26million in jewellery and cash in the 13-day blitz which also targeted footballer Frank Lampard and the billionaire owner of Leicester City. … Read more
‘Godzilla wasp’ discovered in Japan can swim underwater and inserts its parasitic larvae into unsuspecting prey It is the first example of a wasp species that deliberately dives underwater The wasp does this to attack caterpillars from below to catch them off guard Reearchers found the animal in japan and have called it By Joe … Read more
Hold it there kitty! Colorado hunter becomes prey after a mountain lion begins stalking him during tense stand-off Steve Shively was out hunting elk in the San Juan National Forest on Sunday As he replaced the memory cards on his trail cameras he saw a mountain lion The predator stared directly at Shively who slowly … Read more
Snake eyes: Serpents hunt in the dark by turning body heat from prey into a ‘thermal image’ thanks to a unique organ in their nose Some snakes have the ability to hunt in total darkness with extreme accuracy Is a mystery as to how the reptiles are able to do this with no known explanation … Read more
The skeleton of an Allosaurus which prowled for prey around Wyoming more than 150 million years ago is set to fetch around £1million at auction. The rare fossil is on display at the Drouot Auction House in Paris, where it will be auctioned by Maison Binoche et Giquello on October 13. It was discovered in Johnson County, Wyoming, … Read more
Ancient ‘hell ants’ had deadly scythe-like mandibles that they used in a vertical motion to pin prey against their horn-like appendages, a fossil has revealed. The 99 million-year old insect stunningly preserved in amber from Myanmar was trapped just as it embraced its final victim — an ancient relative of the cockroach. Alongside revealing just how … Read more
Rare BLACK leopard is spotted drinking from a pond and stalking its prey at an Indian reserve Abhishek Pangis, from Pune in western Maharashtra state, spent 40 minutes watching a rare black leopard The 23-year-old was on a two-day safari trip at Tadoba Reserve last month when he took the photographs He watched the black … Read more
A giant 16-foot long dolphin has been discovered that lived 25 million years ago and was an apex predator. The prehistoric beast feasted on large-bodied prey, like the killer whale does today. Scientists have given a detailed description of the first nearly complete skeleton of the extinct dolphin, discovered in what is now South Carolina … Read more
‘Is it holding a SHARK?’: Startling footage shows a bird of prey swooping over a beach carrying a massive fish in its talons Footage from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, showed a giant bird carrying its prey There is debate over what type of bird it is and whether it was carrying a shark Some users … Read more