Adorable alert! A Tasmanian possum has fallen asleep among the soft toys in an airport gift shop – The Guardian
Adorable alert! A Tasmanian possum has fallen asleep among the soft toys in an airport gift shop The GuardianPossum…
“As the great whites move in for the kill, the seals do something astonishing.”
In the waters off Robberg, South Africa, Cape fur seals benefit from powerful ocean currents that bring in…
Proboscis monkey found in Thailand adds to evidence of cross-border illegal trade
In January, an injured proboscis monkey was found near a railway track in Thailand’s Samut Sakhon province…
‘Contender’ largest male white shark in Atlantic pings off Florida coast
Contender, a 14-foot, 1,600 pound adult male great white shark was tagged by OCEARCH in January near the…
Huge venomous ‘flying’ spiders are beginning to swarm the US | News US
A joro spider where it should be – in its web – and a joro spider where it…
Can whales and dolphins crossbreed?
One of the delightful things about crossbreeding between different species is the bonkers names sometimes chosen for the hybrid offspring.…
UK’s only venomous snake photographed in Hampshire
It was photographed by Daily Echo Hampshire Camera Club member Adrian Peter Moore, who took to Facebook to…
This crocodile ran like a greyhound across prehistoric Britain 200 million years ago
A newly identified crocodylomorph from about 215 million years ago has been discovered in Gloucester, UK, revealing a…
It not only eats its victim from the inside out, it also uses a biological weapon to paralyse it and turn it into a zombie
A spectacular case of a parasite manipulating its host involves a tiny wasp named Dinocampus coccinellae, which lays…
Happy Birthday Dillon and Doris the armadillos!
Meet Dillon and Doris, two elderly armadillos who celebrated a big birthday this week. They turned 19, and…
A pelican catches a fish — and other news in pictures
Texel cross lambs born on the morning of the spring equinox, enjoy their first day of life sitting…
‘A toad is a perfect tenner’: experts recommend wild candidates for new banknotes | Wildlife
Native British wildlife will feature on the next set of £5, £10, £20 and £50 notes, the Bank…