The answer to how the woolly rhinoceros became extinct may have just been found in the stomach of one of its fiercest ...

The specimen was found at Mazon Creek fossil beds, a site known for its beautifully preserved animals and plants.

Newborn badgers show hints of two dark eye-stripes in otherwise thin, silky fur, and by the time they leave the sett they ...

About 640 baleen plates hang from its upper jaw and, at 4m in length, they are the longest of any whale’s – hence the need ...

Named for their plump, pink, and rounded bodies, sea pigs are very abundant, but you are unlikely to ever see one, living as ...

Wolf-dogs are becoming more popular, but what is a wolf dog, and what are the legal requirements, risks, and ethics of owning ...

A team of scientists from a number of academic institutions, including the University of Salford in Manchester, set up camera ...

Small in size, big in bite. From unusual eating habits to strange behaviours, we explore what makes the world’s smallest ...

Forget festivals and sporting events, the Bracken Cave bat colony is considered to be the largest gathering of mammals on ...

Researchers studying rockhead poachers from Deadman Bay think they may have solved the mystery of the fish's odd bowl-shaped ...

On 17 February 2026, the Year of the Snake will turn into the Year of the Horse for Lunar New Year – also known as Chinese ...

‘Le Petit Mort’ or ‘the little death’ is the euphamistic term for orgasm. But for some animals, sex and death are more ...