24 June 2019

Amazing Animals: the hidden life of frogs

The humble frog – from what they do instead of drinking to where they make their tadpole nurseries – is an incredible animal worth celebrating.

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24 June 2019

Dolphin Day: Playful, social and intelligent – but at risk of extinction

They live, play and communicate like us, but of the 43 known species of dolphin, 10 are at serious risk of extinction from human activity.

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24 June 2019

This #WorldWaterDay there is a way to save huge amounts of water which isn’t being mentioned

While we’re asked to save water piecemeal by fixing broken taps, an exponentially larger source of wastage continues to be ignored – the meat industry.

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24 June 2019

Self-aware spiders: fascinating arachnid builds its own lifelike decoys

They are often seen as creepy and widely feared yet spiders are an essential part of the natural world and may even have a sound understanding of their own place in it.

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24 June 2019

How the human world is catching up with animal intelligence

Humans have been getting it wrong for centuries, but research and education is leading to new laws finally recognising the sentience of non-human animals.

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24 June 2019

World Horse Day: We’re just finding out horses are even smarter than we thought

After thousands of years of domestication, we’re still learning about the horse’s amazing ability to communicate – with horses, other species and even us humans.

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24 June 2019

World Pangolin Day: natural recyclers, keepers of the soil – and the world’s most trafficked animal

Many people have never heard of this unique mammal which contributes so much to forest ecosystems, and they may soon be lost forever.

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24 June 2019

Chimpanzees on film: that’s not a smile, it’s a grimace

How decades of exploitation in movies has misled the public to think primates make great entertainers – in reality they are endangered wild animals.

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