The Sting of the Giant Forest Scorpion isn’t the Only Surprise
Because only wimps rely on venom alone.
No, the Firebird Isn’t a Phoenix
For one thing, it understands subtlety.
Is the Egyptian Nightjar Too Well Disguised?
Or are we just rubbish at spotting innovation?
Wild Elephants in Europe? Are You Mad?
A shrinking elephant doesn’t pack a big trunk.
The Chinese Mountain Cat Leaves a Trail of Fur
Wouldn’t you disappear too if people wore your skin?
The Blacktip Reef Shark Lives On the Edge
So much so you can cut yourself on it.
Stars, Royalty, Romans and Nazis. And You Thought Cows Were Boring.
The aurochs ascended to the heavens. And back…?
Espresso! (27th June-24th September 2019)
It’s that time again! The last 26 animals in one shot, with the parts I missed. The southern Aardwolf saves. …
Lost in a Forest? Make Friends With a Zebra Duiker
Don’t underestimate anything with stripes.
The Yaqui Black-headed Snake Was a Cross-Cultural Mystery
It doesn’t need a mask to hide its secrets.
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 Visayan Spotted Deer Has Many Spots of Bother
It’s like if Bambi kept his blotches, but sadder.
The Unstreaked Tit-Tyrant. Because How Could I Ignore That Name.
Note to self: only research with the Latin name.
The Tortoiseshell Cat is a Genetic Jumble
No, I haven’t run out of ideas.
Steller’s Sea Cow Had a Less Than Stellar Future
Yet another species we kicked out the Extinction door.
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.
(Un)luckily, the Orinoco Crocodile is Thick-Skinned
Fighting for conservation, or handbags at dawn?
