Two years ago, the UK government invested around $15 million into Natural England, its national conservation body, with the goal of halting species decline. Now, the results are in —…
You may have seen ballooning throats, but what about pop-out poofs and fat ear bumps? Sometimes nature outshines even the wildest imagination. Children’s books often depict male frogs inflating a…
Motorists on Essex Regiment Way got an unusual surprise last week — not from reckless drivers or criminals, but from a wandering family of swans. Police were called after two…
Kleptopredation (noun, “KLEP-toh-pre-DAY-shun”)Kleptopredation describes a hunting strategy where a predator targets prey that has recently eaten, effectively consuming both the prey and its last meal. The prefix “klept-” comes from…
Fossil spore and pollen data reveal our early ancestors evolved in cold, dry environments, with some even colonizing Arctic regions. When most people picture our early primate ancestors, they imagine…
Pallas’s cat is a small wild cat native to Central Asia with short legs and dense fur, making it look bigger than it really is — but the yelps it…
Dartmoor Zoo in Devon is celebrating the arrival of new meerkat pups, a milestone made possible with help from local schools. The slender-tailed meerkats, Ben and Geri, traveled from Knockhatch…
When Louise Yule and her partner Mike Kinghorn moved to a farm near Kintore, Aberdeenshire, 20 years ago, they had no plans to run an animal sanctuary. Their dream was…
Fast animals often get all the attention for their incredible speed, but slow-moving creatures have their own fascinating adaptations. From the ocean floor to the forest canopy, life in the…
“veryone was excited.” A few weeks ago, the Sacramento SPCA rescued a tiny stray kitten who was found all alone on the street. When he first arrived at the shelter,…