Debbie Graham

2 weeks ago | discoverwildlife.com | Debbie Graham

The ground sloths were an incredibly diverse group that ranged dramatically in size, from the 100kg Caribbean ground sloth to the four-tonne, 3.5m-tall Megatherium, says Will Newton. The descendants of these giant ground sloths are still alive today, but they live exclusively in trees, aren’t nearly as large, and are only represented by six species - all of which are endemic to the tropical rainforests of Central and South America. Why are sloths so slow?

2 weeks ago | discoverwildlife.com | Debbie Graham

Sometimes it’s nice to spend the day in your pyjamas – but your whole life? This squat, rotund little cephalopod is a striped pyjama squid, says Stuart Blackman. It grows to only about 5cm in length, and also goes by the name of striped dumpling squid. Native to shallow coastal waters of the Indo-Pacific, it spends its days in bed – seagrass beds to be precise – buried in sand with only its eyes protruding. It emerges only at night to hunt small crustaceans and fish.

3 weeks ago | discoverwildlife.com | Debbie Graham

Dinosaurs were incredibly diverse, ranging from small, bird-like creatures to massive, towering giants, but how many different types were there? Dinosaurs roamed the Earth from approximately 245 to 66 million years ago, during the Mesozoic Era, which is often referred to as the "Age of Dinosaurs." This era is divided into three distinct periods: the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous.

3 weeks ago | discoverwildlife.com | Debbie Graham

Found in the lowland rainforests of Central and South America, including the Amazon, bullet ants are one of the largest ant species in the world, and has one of the longest foraging ranges, and is fiercely territorial. But its sting is what you need to look out for. The bullet ant is said to deliver the most painful sting in the world, leaving victims in agony for 24 hours or more. It tops the Schmidt sting pain index, along with the tarantula hawk wasp . The bullet ant, says Justin O.

3 weeks ago | discoverwildlife.com | Debbie Graham

The only amphibian to live north of the Arctic Circle, the wood frog (Lithobates sylvaticus) has an amazing ability to undergo freezing and thawing to survive cold winters. The world's weirdest and strangest frogs you (probably) never heard of - or even imagined existed... As you might guess from its common name, it lives mainly in woodland, only taking to shallow pools in springtime to breed, the males uttering a distinctive quacking call to attract mates.