Some flowers may have evolved long stems to be better ‘seen’ by bats
A tailed tailless bat drinking nectar from a flowerNathan Muchhala Some flowers may have evolved long stems to make it easier for echolocating bats to find them. Like insects and…
A tailed tailless bat drinking nectar from a flowerNathan Muchhala Some flowers may have evolved long stems to make it easier for echolocating bats to find them. Like insects and…
A common eastern bumblebee gathering nectarNature Picture Library/Alamy In the first study of its kind, scientists have discovered that feeding bees absorbent bits of hydrogel boosts their chances of surviving…
A rare and boisterous encounter between a young wombat and a spiny echidna has been caught on camera, to the delight of Australian conservationists. The exuberant behaviour captured by a…
Baby orangutan Emen will need some years of protection from his mother to surviveNetflix Secret Lives of OrangutansSilverback FilmsNetflix One of humanity’s closest relatives, orangutans have provided some of the most memorable…
A female (top) and male sperm whaleFranco Banfi/BIOSPHOTO/Alamy We have known for decades that sperm whales are highly intelligent and social. They are the largest of the toothed whales, among…
After surviving building collisions, around 60 per cent of birds die in rehabilitation careJeffrey Ji/Shutterstock More than 1 billion birds in the US may die from colliding with buildings each…
These elegant and serene photos pay homage to a vital yet diminishing ecosystem: mangrove forests. The shots are some of the top entries in this year’s Mangrove Photography Awards, telling…
The peregrine falcon, the world’s fastest bird, is thriving again in North America – for nowMIKE WALKER/Alamy Feather TrailsSophie A. H. Osborn (Chelsea Green) Wildlife biologist Sophie Osborn has spent a…
Krusatodon kirtlingtonensis, a small mammal that lived during the Jurassic PeriodMaija Karala In the middle of the Jurassic Period, small mammals had much longer lives than their modern counterparts, and…
Chimpanzees in the Budongo Forest in UgandaCatherine Hobaiter Chimpanzees trade gestures at a rapid pace when socialising, similar to the rate at which humans engage in a back-and-forth conversation. Researchers…