Just how do furry, woolly and feathered animals get vitamin D?

That Phyllobates poison dart frogs are highly poisonous is well known – it’s in their name, after all, and a single frog can ...

Measuring up to 2.5cm in length, the 32 teeth of a goliath tigerfish are comparable in size to those of a great white shark.

Honeybees leave the hive to defecate – even very young ones, which fly for no other reason, while many ants build a refuse ...

Neil is a southern elephant seal and twice a year for the past 12 years, he returns to land in a phenomenon known as ‘haulout ...

Learn about saltwater crocodiles in our expert guide, including where they live in the wild, what they eat and whether they ...

Pine marten sightings are on the rise in the UK - partly due to people feeding them near their homes and partly because of ...

Sloane’s viperfish is a member of the dragonfish family Stomiidae, which are typically deep-sea dwelling, ray-finned species ...

Using satellite and drone images to analyse Adélie penguin guano, researchers discovered that the seabirds eat more fish when ...

The wolves’ diet mainly consists of large ungulates such as moose, caribou, deer, elk and wild boar but they are also known ...

Rivers are vital for life. They provide fresh water for drinking and food production. They are homes for wildlife, reduce the ...

Monotremes are egg-laying mammals. Monotremes aren’t viviparous (live-bearing) but oviparous, so young are sustained by yolk ...