Why do some animals give birth en masse?

THE arrival of a newborn is always an exciting event, but that is especially true at Cotswold Wildlife Park, where staff have recently celebrated the birth of two baby southern white rhinos. Markus an

Hop aboard as Daisy Dobrijevic sets sail to discover the world’s most unusual beasts.

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Hoarding is a common animal behaviour. Lots of creatures cache food for times of scarcity. You probably know that squirrels hide nuts and wood mice store seeds, but did you know that fire ants stockpi

Squinting, it looks like a piece of popcorn. It’s hard to imagine this tiny orb could be a lifeline for coral reefs around the world. “That will have maybe eight or 12 eggs,” says Dr Jamie Craggs as I

Whether mutually beneficial or a parasitic nuisance, Nature’s symbiotic relationships are as multifarious as they are marvellous, says John Lewis-Stempel