How the Pygmy Sperm Whale Keeps Us in the Dark
It’s not just the name that raises questions.
Australia and Oceania
Eat it, Bomb it, Set the Cat on it. The Ornate Flying Fox Ain’t Moving
It must be out of its tree.
Barn Swallow: National Animal #1 (Estonia)
A.k.a. secret Soviet subversion!
The Maimed Snake Eel: A Self-Fulfilling Prophecy?
At least it wasn’t annihilated. Somehow.
Why Can’t We Talk to Dolphins?
Here’s a whistle-stop tour of human-dolphin communication.
Red Admiral: The Thirty-Year Butterfly Hunt
As a kid I lived on a fairly rough council estate. It was the kind of place where, if you …
The Faint-banded Sea Snake Likes Soft Bottoms
Well it needs something to get your attention, now it’s no longer the most venomous snake.
Who Loves Physics? The Easter Island Flyingfish, For One
Can you guess where it lives and what it does?
Doberman Pinscher, Or Devil Dog?
It depends on who you ask.
This Deep Sea Nightmare Has Headlights for Eyes
Even the colossal squid wants the spotlight on other things.
The Yellow-bellied Robin is Here to Confuse Your Christmas
It does have a Santa beard though.
Risso’s Dolphin Likes to Play Rough
It even picks a fight with the argonauts.
The Palau Fantail Has Been Through the Wars
It survived another kind of deforestation…
The Jumping Spider is Surprisingly Cute for the Worst Thing Ever
It might even recognise you! Wait, does that make it worse…?
Whether Halfling or Hairflinger, the Haflinger is Bred to Survive
Do you know how hard it was typing “Haflinger” instead of “Halfinger”?
The Blacktip Reef Shark Lives On the Edge
So much so you can cut yourself on it.
Is the Xeme Secretly an Alien? Here’s Our Infallible Test
No, not because it begins with “x”.
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.
No, “New Guinea Singing Dog” Isn’t the Latest Meme
Auto-tuned by evolution.
