There are more than 100 wild animal species unique to China including such well-known rare animals as the giant panda ... countries with the most abundant plant life in the world.

The researchers discovered a diversity of animal prey, from beetles and centipedes to giant millipedes ... An orangutan pitcher plant (Nepenthes pongoides) in the wild, with a grown man's boot ...

The giant Pacific octopus grows bigger and lives ... and can blend in with even the most intricately patterned corals, plants, and rocks. They hunt at night, surviving primarily on shrimp, clams ...