Melbourne Cup thoroughbreds are considered the best of the best in world racing. But are they really top of the tree in the broader animal kingdom?
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Maths plays a crucial role in new research which finds that bats “leapfrog” their way home at night.
H.B. Tristram was a Victorian clergyman and ornithologist who categorised a list of birds he’d found in Palestine.
It is the oldest and most prolific cancer known in nature.
Many animals have evolved very entertaining – if not impolite – strategies for evolutionary success.
A proposed new large-scale octopus farm in Spain is a huge risk to the welfare of this sentient and intelligent animal.
Sea turtles of Aldabra were almost hunted to extinction. But thanks to years of protection the much-loved animals are now thriving again - and so is the iconic giant tortoise.
Lo, a California sea lion, was able to control what she perceives using her whiskers — a highly cognitive skill.
Researchers were surprised to find two female condors had managed to hatch chicks that had no fathers. But virgin birth does not seem to produce healthy birds that could strengthen the population.
Tilly Edinger was the first person to apply a deep-time perspective into different species’ brain evolution. She did this by focusing on the hollow space within a dead animal’s skull.
The discovery that gentoo penguins are actually four distinct species has important implications for their conservation.
New research shows how tamarin monkeys transfer new types of food to their young.
The three-toed skink can give birth to live young and lay eggs in the same pregnancy. What can this little critter teach us about the evolution of live birth?
Relax, snakes aren’t out to get you.
Whiskers are not just ordinary hairs. They are thicker and go deeper into the tiger’s skin and send messages to its brain about what is happening in the world around it.
Understanding geckos’ movements could lead to better robots.
An internet-breaking 6'4" steer isn’t the only animal to reach gigantic proportions.
An Australian steer named Knickers broke the internet this week. The heavyweight Holstein-Friesian weighs as much as a small car, but genetically speaking he’s within the normal range (just).
Researcher suggests obese dogs are more sensitive to rewards but there could be another explanation.
New research shows green-blooded skinks have evolved multiple times, which could help lead to explanation as to why.
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