Animals
Notoriously sex-shy, Adelaide’s giant pandas to try natural breeding in hope of elusive cub
With their artificial insemination expert unable to travel to Australia, Fu Ni and Wang Wang will seek to mate the old-fashioned way
Tory Shepherd
23, Sep, 2021 @5:30 PM
Wild boar on streets of Rome are being used against me, says mayor
With just over a week until the city goes to the polls the animals may help to unseat Virginia Raggi
Angela Giuffrida in Rome
23, Sep, 2021 @1:23 PM
Cathedral bells ring out as New Zealand welcomes godwits after longest migration
City of Nelson welcomes arrival of migratory bird after 10,000km of non-stop flight from the Arctic
Eva Corlett in Wellington
22, Sep, 2021 @8:00 PM
City flights: birds flocked to urban areas as Covid kept people home, study finds
Birds, and perhaps other animals too, benefitted from a respite in human activity in North America, research suggests
Oliver Milman
22, Sep, 2021 @6:00 PM
Country diary: the warren is here, but the fluffle of rabbits has gone
Sandy, Bedfordshire: The grass has grown taller than a rabbit’s ears and there’s not a bunny in sight
Derek Niemann
22, Sep, 2021 @4:30 AM
The bear truth: why happy pandas can’t be bothered to find a partner
Researchers now think pandas’ notoriously low libido is because they are too comfortable to make the effort to search for a mate
21, Sep, 2021 @3:48 PM
How did America end up with the world’s largest tiger population?
There are about 10,000 tigers in the US, and with few requirements for ownership, virtually anyone can own, breed or sell them
Adam Popescu
21, Sep, 2021 @8:00 AM
The real reason dogs are better than cats | Zoe Williams
They are clever, versatile, pro-social – and tenacious in the extreme, writes Zoe Williams
Zoe Williams
21, Sep, 2021 @6:00 AM
Canada: mountain goat kills attacking grizzly bear with ‘dagger-like’ horns
Forensic necropsy of a female grizzly bear suggests she was killed by a goat, after the horns pierced the bear’s armpits and neck
Leyland Cecco in Toronto
20, Sep, 2021 @5:55 PM
Too much of a good home is bad for panda mating, say scientists
Success of species tails off if more than 80% of an area is ideal habitat, in line with Goldilocks principle
Nicola Davis
20, Sep, 2021 @2:48 PM
Scaly stowaway: lizard makes an appearance at Chelsea flower show
Gardeners at the Yeo Valley Organic display were delighted to find the common brown lizard in pile of logs
Helena Horton
20, Sep, 2021 @2:00 PM
Country diary: my swim with a bloodthirsty hanger-on
Hartsop, Cumbria: I look down and notice a slug-sized, dark brown invertebrate clinging to my leg
Carey Davies
20, Sep, 2021 @4:30 AM
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