The Greenland Shark is as Dark as the Horse it Apparently Ate
When you live for centuries, you collect a few secrets.
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.
Why the Blue Wildebeest Isn’t Just Background Noise
…or carnivore fodder, for that matter.
The World’s Biggest Raptor Prefers to Dine Out
Well, who wouldn’t?
Espresso! (1st October-26th December 2019)
Pre-emptive Happy New Year! Here’s a look back at the last 26 animals, complete with the stuff I missed. In …
Zarafasaura was the puzzle piece that made a puzzle
To be fair, it would have left you in pieces too.
The Yellow-bellied Robin is Here to Confuse Your Christmas
It does have a Santa beard though.
Xenosmilus is the grittier name for “cookie-cutter panda cat”
I dare you to say that to its face.
Western European Hedgehog! Please Be Consistent in Your Hardiness
You’re cute, but spiky, prickly, but delicate. You make an adorable lack of sense!
The Volcano Clawed Frog Looks Dormant, But is Complicated Inside
It could do with an explosion, though.
The Umbrellabird Has Concerns Other Than the Rain
…and some awkward 19th century stories, too.
Tsintaosaurus’ Horn Moved Back and Forth
That makes it magical, right?
The Scimitar-horned Oryx Likes Near-Desert, Dislikes Near-Extinction
It’s either far too hot or far too polite to fight.
Risso’s Dolphin Likes to Play Rough
It even picks a fight with the argonauts.
The Queen Snake Deserves More Royal Treatment
Did we call it that just to make it feel better?
The Palau Fantail Has Been Through the Wars
It survived another kind of deforestation…
Details Are Spotty on the Ocellated Angelshark
It’d rather not end up a literal angel, if that’s okay with you.
