Is the Xeme Secretly an Alien? Here’s Our Infallible Test
No, not because it begins with “x”.
Africa
The Whale Shark: The Other Kind of Money Shark
A shark that acts like a whale gets the worst of both worlds. Sigh.
The Tortoiseshell Cat is a Genetic Jumble
No, I haven’t run out of ideas.
The Red-bellied Lemur Always Has Time For Family
Those big eyes aren’t just for cuteness.
The Queen Coris Rocks More Than the Reef
First the stripe, then the behaviour. Will nothing convince you it’s crazy?
Pakhet is Everything You Want in an Egyptian Lion Goddess
She’s such a badass cat, she even likes water.
Megalodon Was Mighty, Bitey, and Maybe Not a Whitey
…You mean Hollywood lied to us?!
8 Things I Love, and Hate, About Being a Kittiwake
The kittiwake is the seagull that was brought up properly.
Today’s Recipe: The Hummingbird Hawk-Moth
Lots of creatures to throw in, but well worth the effort!
Why the Gemsbok is a Desert Deity
The gemsbok shrugs off a surprising amount of desert death.
The Cape Fox Isn’t As Sneaky As it Sounds
There’s nothing cloak and dagger about the Cape fox, but it did almost disappear.
The Black Mamba: Nature’s “Do Not Disturb” Sign
The black mamba will keep you away. By fair means or foul.
Is the Aardwolf as Hard as a Wolf?
The aardwolf is so not a wolf it doesn’t even howl or eat meat. Usually.
Yellow Mantella Wants to Set the Record Straight
The yellow mantella frog thinks humanity has got it all wrong.
Woolly Rhinoceros Got Left Out in the Cold
The woolly rhino is proof that a hairy coat, massive build, and impressive horns don’t make you invincible.
The Abdication of Simbakubwa
Fellow creatures of the Miocene. It is with great regret I announce my abdication from the role of “largest carnivorous …
The Summer Romance of a Leaf-cutter Bee
Wait! Before you spray me for slicing up your roses, there’s something you should know. I know the life of …
The Zanj Sun Squirrel, or “The Curse of the Awesomely-named African Mammal”
The Zanj sun squirrel sounds like something out of a fairy tale. And it might as well be, for all …
Streaking, Acrobatics, and Organised Debauchery: Just Another Day For a Striped Dolphin!
The grey bottlenose may steal the limelight, but the striped dolphin has some tricks and kinks of its own. In …
If the Rat-Tail Fish Can Survive Hell, It Can Survive the Unfortunate Name
It seems a bit unfair calling this a “rat-tail” fish when it clearly just has a thin, tapering tail. But …
