Great apes: what we know about their cognition, cooperation and curiosity after two decades of research
Leipzig Zoo in central Germany is a world-leading centre of great ape research. Recent studies have seen chimpanzees…
Cody Johnson fires back at critics, calls Alaska grizzly bear hunt a ‘conservationist effort’
Proposal to ban hunting, fishing in Oregon met with backlash A controversial Oregon initiative seeking to ban hunting…
He’s got golden hair, weighs 1,500 pounds, and he’s a rare albino buffalo. Bangladesh is calling him ‘Donald Trump’
With his shock of golden hair and trim 700-kilogram (1,500-pound) build, Donald Trump has been drawing crowds from…
Springwatch 2026: Why its new filming location could be the star of the series
Ever since it started in 2005, Springwatch has taken us around the UK to showcase the variety of…
Puffin and bumblebee among 18 creatures shortlisted to feature on banknotes – BBC
Puffin and bumblebee among 18 creatures shortlisted to feature on banknotes BBCWe must take Churchill off banknotes for security…
Rare albino buffalo that resembles Trump now living the high-life after being spared execution
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New study shows beluga whales display fascinating behaviour in front of mirror
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A new study suggests beluga whales may be capable of…
A tongue-eating louse called Cymothoa exigua swims into a fish’s gills, latches onto its tongue, drinks the blood until the tongue withers and falls off, and then spends the rest of its life acting as a functional replacement tongue the fish uses normally to eat.
In the warm coastal waters off the Gulf of California, a small crustacean about the length of a…
Bear goes on rampage in Japan, injuring four people
In the last fiscal year to March, bear sightings nationwide topped 50,000, more than double the previous record…
‘Shock’ as rare white-tailed eagle born in UK disappears in suspicious circumstances
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Missing Tasmanian devil Mary captured on CCTV escaping from Gold Coast wildlife park | Gold Coast
A search is under way on Queensland’s Gold Coast for a missing Tasmanian devil who escaped her enclosure…
Tasmanian devil Mary caught on CCTV escaping Paradise Country as search ramps up
The urgent search for a missing Tasmanian devil has deepened after CCTV showed the endangered marsupial sprinting away…