Category: Wildlife

Karl Gruber In the midst of the hot and humid Colombian rainforest a nearly naked man walks silently among the trees, looking for his next meal. Spotting a distracted monkey, the hunter readies his blowgun and darts. One shot will…

Thai customs officials have seized four tonnes of ivory worth $6 million, authorities said on Monday, in what the department called the largest bust of its kind in Thailand’s history.

A new iPad app is asking users to “tag” tigers, to help researchers with counting and tracking the animals.

Swiss researchers have discovered how chameleons accomplish their vivid colour changes: they rearrange the crystals inside specialised skin cells.

Scientists in China have produced a herd of genetically engineered cows that are better able to ward off bovine TB infection.

A devastating disease that has wiped out amphibians around the world has been discovered in Madagascar, scientists report.

Black rats may not have been to blame for numerous outbreaks of the bubonic plague across Europe, a study suggests.

A report suggesting cannibalism could be behind the deaths of dozens of seal pups should be treated with caution, the National Trust has said.

The animals in the ocean have been getting bigger, on average, since the Cambrian period – and not by chance.

The most extensive genetic study ever conducted of Darwin’s finches, from the Galapagos Islands, has revealed a messy family tree with a surprising level of interbreeding between species.

Chimpanzees can change their grunts to communicate better with new companions, according to a study of two groups that were housed together in Edinburgh.

Scientists studying one of the ocean’s most mysterious whale species have found they form long-term alliances.

Scientists working on Europe’s Rosetta probe, which is tracking Comet 67P, say they may have found evidence for how such icy objects were formed.

The socioeconomic shocks following the collapse of the Soviet Union also affected the region’s wildlife, researchers have suggested.

The trade in bees used for honey or to pollinate crops could have a devastating impact on wild bees and other insects, say scientists.

A tracking study has revealed the secrets of the world’s highest bird migration – the Himalayan flight of the bar-headed goose.

Bangladesh has become an example among South Asian countries for its efforts to save vultures, a wildlife expert has said. Chris Bowden, programme manager for Saving Asian Vultures from Extinction (SAVE), made the comment at the fourth meeting of the…

Police and fire officials are searching for a tiger on the loose in a town outside Paris, local authorities say.

If you want to see the Giant Earwig of St Helena you may already be too late.

The sudden arrival of huge blooms of box jellyfish can now be predicted, a study suggests.

Why do turtles migrate to the places they do? What is it that tells them where to swim as adults?