A baby elephant’s mother rejected her at birth. Her keeper refused to leave her side for nearly a month |
Image: The Washington Post When Asian elephant calf Linh Mai was born at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in…
In 1861, an English lord sent three red deer to New Zealand for sport; the animals later multiplied into a costly pest
A wild red deer. Image credits: Wikimedia Commons What began as an aristocratic gift intended to enhance New…
Polar bear pulls seal pup onto ice then backs away. The reason why is extraordinary
Wildlife watchers in Billefjorden, Svalbard, were stunned when a polar bear used a juvenile seal as bait to try to…
“It’s as long as a Boeing 737 and its tongue alone is as heavy as a fully-grown elephant…” 10 biggest marine animals that have ever lived
It’s not a coincidence that nearly all of the largest animals that have ever existed lived underwater. Thanks…
Meet Emily Morrison: The marine biologist who sets a world record for ‘106 shark tattoos to raise awareness for shark conservation |
Image Credit: guinnessworldrecords.com Shark is a unique animal that has survived five mass extinctions and swam in our…
Bill Oddie: From The Goodies fame to becoming beloved wildlife presenter
Bill Oddie found fame in the 1970s as a member of comic trio The Goodies, but went on…
In 1802, a French explorer released pigs on Kangaroo Island; 224 years later, Australia has finally removed them
Kangaroo Island free from feral pigs after successful eradication program In 1802, a French explorer released pigs on…
Hummingbird hawkmoths may have their own version of being left-handed or right-handed, using one preferred eye and one side of their long proboscis together to search flowers
Credit: Erik Karits from Pexels Hummingbird hawkmoths may have their own version of being left-handed or right-handed, using…
Wildlife presenter and Goodies star Bill Oddie dies aged 85
Wildlife presenter and Goodies star Bill Oddie has died at the age of 85, his agent has said.…
Monsoon Alert: 6 Signs there might be a snake near your home
Snakes don’t leave footprints, but their movement across loose dust, dry mud, or sand can leave a distinctive…
It starts to spin in the water just before emerging head first and leaping up to 3m into the air, rotating continuously
There are few marine wildlife displays above the water that rival the spectacular leaps and rapid spinning twists of the…
One of the world’s largest rodents was imported for fur farming in North America; today it’s devastating wetlands and riverbanks across US |
Two hundred years ago, you wouldn’t have been able to find them outside of South America. But since…