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The Amazing Gecko: 20 Interesting Facts about the World’s Most Species-Rich Lizard 23 Jul 2013 | 05:28 pm
The gecko is an extraordinary lizard, a triumph of both adaptation and diversity. Out of the 5,600 species of lizard on the planet, over 1,500 belong to the gecko infraorder called Gekkota. So, what...
The Gelada: Unique Primate from the Roof of Africa 15 Jul 2013 | 03:25 am
High up in the Ethiopian mountains lives the Gelada. It lives nowhere else and although its closest living relative is the baboon, with its hairless face and short muzzle the gelada looks more like a...
Jaçana – The Big Foot of the Bird World 9 Jul 2013 | 02:03 am
The tropical zone of planet Earth contains many wonderful species which have adapted over time to their environment. The Jaçana (the c is pronounced like the one in façade) consists of eight species;...
Breaking the Rules: Pollen Thieves! 7 Jul 2013 | 04:13 pm
This is a pretty amazing animation which shows that nature was many millions of years ahead of us when it comes to some traits that we consider human. In this case, it is theft. Some plants have evo...
Stop the Dog (Starring Harvey Waggington) 5 Jul 2013 | 06:07 pm
Watch this right to the end: you will (I hope) laugh! This short film, a little over two minutes long, follows the adventures of a lovable Labrador. The dog is played by Harvey Waggington, who we su...
Nature’s Fearless Fighting Machines – Superb Photography 4 Jul 2013 | 09:53 pm
Animals fight for a variety of reasons. It may be for play, for space or, most likely, for sexual dominance. Here, with the help of some wonderful images – we take a look at a few species in the throe...
The Dogs of War – A Tribute to the MWD, Military Working Dogs 30 Jun 2013 | 05:39 pm
Dogs have been used in warfare for millennia – and are still trained to operate in war zones today. From the scouts to the tracker, detectors and sentries, this is a tribute to those dogs who work wit...
The Trogon: Beautiful Nibblers of the Forest 28 Jun 2013 | 07:39 pm
The Trogon – it sounds like a species of alien out of Star Trek or Doctor Who. However, this family of somewhat overlooked birds has its roots very firmly on planet Earth. If asked to list bird famili...
Quagga 28 Jun 2013 | 06:47 pm
You may not have heard of the Quagga and you might suspect that it never really existed. However, it did but the last of its kind died in the 19th century. It joined an ever growing list of animals ma...
Nightmare Alien 20 May 2013 | 07:48 pm
Have you ever wanted to look away but simply couldn’t? I think that’s how I felt (still not sure) watching this footage taken by Friedhelm Fischer. It’s a macro time-lapse of a simple land snail yet...
