Fennec fox

Jenny Shelton of The Wildlife Trusts celebrates the cleverness and adaptability of the UK’s only wild dog

Echidnas are spiky and slow-moving mammals that have long or short snouts known as beaks. They’re also called spiny anteaters because they lack teeth and rely on their long, sticky tongues to catch in

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Beavers and red kites may be flourishing in Britain, but the reintroduction of apex predators here is a trickier issue. Could there be practical and philosophical benefits and would a trial release of lynx be a worthwhile experiment?

In a time when people are being asked to consider eating insects, we should, perhaps, learn a thing or two from the aardvark (Orycteropus afer), Africa’s ant-guzzling gourmand. On an average night, th

From camel-trekking dunes to starlit desert dinners, Tunisia brings adventure with a side of effortless cool