animals

And other stories from the stranger side of life

Scientific ecology can be traced back to Charles Darwin and considers living things and their environment

Domesticating animals and creating plants and crops allowed agriculture to flourish

UK wildlife at greater risk thanks to post-Brexit regulation gaps, claim charities

Voting day has brought out some very good boys

New study warns that populations have plummeted by average of 60% since 1970

Slovakia becomes latest country to report outbreak amid rising fears about inadequate containment efforts

So-called water bears are the toughest animals on Earth - and now scientists suspect they are alive on the Moon

Review of flagship Scottish hospital launched following death of child patient from infection linked to bird excrement

Keepers ‘overwhelmed’ as fundraising campaign tops £120,000 following blaze in Monsoon Forest zone

Insect uses lethal speed of its spring-loaded mandibles to stun or kill prey

German pet rescue centres take a stand over pets as presents

Enormous animal came to fame when a photo of him crushing a metal bucket like a paper cup went viral

Airline facing legal battle over its blanket ban on transporting animals for medical research

From a hiding moose and a helpful bear to a very expressive squirrel

Wildlife centre operates to save animals’ tails that became entwined with each other and their nest

Sanctuary has to curtail number of applicants eager to look after 55 rescue cats ‘in Cyclades paradise’

Chinese tourist mauled by a hippo while trying to take a photograph

Extinct species of gibbon suggests humans wiped out primate populations long before the modern era

Breakthrough in making the animals resistant to disease poses ethical and legal dilemma

Four specific breeds have been prohibited since 1991, but recent statistics are prompting MPs to reconsider the law

Identical macaques Zhong Zhong and Hua Hua were born eight and six weeks ago in Chinese lab