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It looks dashing, but don’t be fooled – its hairs are dangerously toxic
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The monkey slug is not some experimental genetic monstrosity. But even if you see one in the flesh, you may still be unclear what this odd, brown hairy thing is, with its array of fuzzy tentacles. It
DANGEROUS ANIMALS
Sally Coulthard reveals the darker side of some of our most bewitching blooms
B ecause it’s the school summer holidays, it’s ...
It’s 9pm in late april in an area of the Isle of Man known as the Ballaugh Curragh, and a most unusual nocturnal migration is taking place. As darkness descends on a 2km² area of wet woodland, an esti
Flying foxes are big tropical bats that tend to roost in large numbers and mainly feed on fruit, pollen and nectar. They play a crucial ecological role as pollinators (when they eat, pollen sticks to
