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 pitch black thanks to an organ in its nose which creates a thermal image from the body heat of its prey 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 … 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 Hôtel Drouot auction house in Paris, where it will be auctioned by Maison Binoche et Giquello on October 13. It was discovered in Johnson County, … Read more
A couple who prey on the elderly and have clocked up 452 offences between them in a 26 year thieving spree are behind bars after stealing wallets and purses from pensioners in supermarkets. Police have previously had to warn the public about Peter Ellis, 51, and Lorna Walker, 39, saying town centres were ‘safer without … 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
Hunting peregrine falcon swoops and catches a discarded FACE MASK before flying off with ‘prey’ tangled in its talons Wildlife photographer Steve Shipley, 53, captured the young falcon with the mask in North Yorkshire Steve only realised the peregrine falcon had a coronavirus face mask in its talons when he checked his photos The photographer … 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