Animal magic and a camera changed everything for my girl Paula McDonald, 39, Ardrossan, North Ayrshire

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

An Austrian cow called Veronika has been filmed using a garden broom to scratch herself on the buttocks. The behaviour, reported in Current Biology, represents the first documented example of tool use

Times have changed, and so has our etiquette…

This week’s dream: the weird and wonderful wildlife ...

Would you be happy to receive an apology card? Apparently, everyone’s sending them nowadays! Sorry really is one of the hardest words – even though the average Brit says it an astonishing nine times a