What is an ungulate?

Bones create an internal armature that on some animals, such as an elephant or cow, appear quite stiff and rigid, but on others, such as the cheetah, they are gracile, loose and flexible, allowing for

They’ve recently made headlines for interfering with boats, but intelligent, family-focused and remarkably long-lived orcas–better known as killer whales–contain multitudes,

I’M PROUD TO ADMIT TO BEING AN Australian and I loved your article on wallabies on the Isle of Man in the July issue. You presented the issues and dilemmas well. But coming from an amazing continent t

KNOWN FOR ITS ASSOCIATION WITH perfume, musk is a strong-smelling substance produced by the glands of muskrats, some civet species and musk deer. In adult male musk deer, the material is produced by a

AS RARE RAINS SWEEP ACROSS NORTHERN NAMIBIA, ITS LANDSCAPES SPRING TO LIFE, WITH FLOWERS BLOOMING IN THE DESERT, WILDLIFE RETURNING TO THE WATER-SOAKED BUSH — AND A RHINO POPULATION THAT CARRIES ON REGARDLESS

DOMINIC COUZENS ON THE...