When it comes to intricacy, few animal nests can compete with those constructed by long-tailed tits. This is how they make ...

The Atlantic sturgeon was driven to extinction in Europe by the middle of the 20th century. In Sweden’s Göta River, a ...

Perhaps the first thing you’ll notice is the enormous proboscis that sticks way out in front of its face. Then you may be struck by how much its rotund, furry body looks like a bee. And, in fact, its ...

It measures 310,000 square kilometres (119,000 square miles) and its ‘roots’ extend around 30 kilometres (18 miles) into the Earth’s crust. (For comparison, the US state of Washington is 184,661 ...

The tree bumblebee is one of the first bumblebee species to appear in spring. Tree bumblebees stir from their hibernation remarkably early, in February and March. Here, we’re talking about queen ...

The strange-looking Picathartes have lived in the Congo for 44 million years. Bald-headed birds that mate for life and breed ...

Punk-crested waxwings are among the showiest birds of winter, with dusty pink plumage offset by a neat bandit mask. The name comes from the curious little red blobs on the tips of some of their ...

Arabian hares have been moved to the Prince Mohammed bin Salman Royal Reserve as part of a project to restore populations in ...

Spectacular images of bald eagles – from the snowy mountains of Alaska to the dramatic inlets of the Canadian coast.

The cheetah is back – thanks to a smart release project that now sees populations flourishing in South Africa and beyond ...

They are fast and dangerous but these birds of prey are also supremely weird. Here's 12 of the oddest hunters of the sky ...

There are many places across North America where you can see snow geese. The George C Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary, ...