Brown rat or water vole: How to tell the difference between these two lookalike-rodents ...

Apex predators are the planet’s most formidable hunters. They occupy the highest position in the food chain and play a critical role in maintaining the health and stability of ecosystems. From the ...

The Galapagos Conservation Trust is the only UK charity to focus exclusively on the conservation and sustainability of the Galápagos Islands. Recent articles by Galapagos Conservation Trust It is as ...

Named after the wedge-shaped stone at the top of an arch, which locks the other stones into position and prevents collapse, a keystone species is one that plays a central role in the structure of an ...

Albino animals are a rare and striking sight in the wild. In this gallery browse fascinating images of albino animals. With pale or completely white skin, fur or feathers, albino animals are a rare ...

The RSPB is the UK’s largest nature conservation charity, inspiring everyone to give nature a home. Together with our partners, we protect threatened birds and wildlife so our towns, coast and ...

But that doesn’t stop us from dragging other creatures into the fray. History is full of accounts about animals being used in various capacities during armed conflicts. Sometimes they have been ...

Nostrils weren’t always used for breathing. Back when we were all still fish, our noses were good only for smelling – as modern fishes’ noses still are. And we’d have had two pairs of nostrils, one ...

This title goes to the black mamba, a snake that occurs in the dry bushlands of eastern Africa and is well known for its neurotoxic venom. A largely terrestrial species that can reach approximately 4m ...

Tui is a renowned wildlife photographer and author raised in the Galápagos. She has written more than 20 books, including A Lifetime in Galápagos. For more information, see tuideroy.com.

Despite being two different species of squirrel the grey and red squirrel do share some similarities, says Mark Henderson from the Red Squirrel Survival Trust. Both squirrels are arboreal (tree ...

A species of bear that lives in China, almost all of the giant panda’s close relatives are meat-eaters. A few million years ago, giant pandas were too. For some reason that we are still unsure of, ...