Scientists investigating a single species of African toad found more than they bargained for: three species, all of which give birth to live young.

By searching through museum specimens, scientists found two new, and rather peculiar, spiders species from St Helena: one ...

They say that nice guys finish last, a sentiment with which this motely crew of mammals, reptiles, birds, fish, amphibians and insects would surely agree. As some of the most aggressive species on the ...

West Coast transient killer whales have long fascinated marine scientists with their impressive mammal-hunting techniques. Now, new research by the University of British Columbia (UBC) is shedding ...

Fringe-lipped bats in the forests of Panama use a similar hunting strategy to the lions of the Serengeti, which they implement more efficiently. Instead of lying in wait to ambush their prey, the bats ...

Living in a world of water, sound is as important to whales, dolphins and porpoises as sight is for humans, says the experts at Whale and Dolphin Conservation. As well as using sound to navigate and ...

Named after the wedge-shaped stone at the top of an arch, which locks the other stones into position and prevents collapse, a keystone species is one that plays a central role in the structure of an ...

Despite being two different species of squirrel the grey and red squirrel do share some similarities, says Mark Henderson from the Red Squirrel Survival Trust. Both squirrels are arboreal (tree ...

Gorillas are the world’s largest primates, with a typical male silverback weighing almost 200 kilograms. There are two species of gorilla – the eastern gorilla (Gorilla beringei) and western gorilla ...

In the first clip from BBC TV series Kingdom, David Attenborough narrates a tense encounter between a pregnant hyena and pack of wild dogs ...

Scientists have discovered a surprising new method for finding dinosaur fossils in Canada – and it involves an unlikely duo: lichens and drones. According to a new study published in Current Biology, ...