NATURE

Spy in the Wild hides cameras in artificial animals to document nature's most fascinating wildlife.

The poachers were well educated and organised, confirming the need for local initiatives to be established to counter them.

Cold-loving birds are losing their habitats, but some butterflies are thriving.

Scientists say discovery could help explain why so many mammals use communal defecation sites.

Speaking at a higher pitch and clearly articulating words is particularly exciting for puppies, but not older dogs.

New research overturns the idea that more ecologically unique species are the most vulnerable.

Interspecies sex is rarely recorded in the wild – with this case in Japan being only the second.

Dogs were gifted to police in Yakutia by cloning expert Hwang Woo Suk, who wants to bring back the woolly mammoth.

Looking at the genome of over 3,000 humpback whales, scientists have been able to pinpoint conservation priorities.

Male pectoral sandpipers have more chances of producing offspring by visiting many breeding sites.

Icy temperatures across both continents were responsible for more than 20 deaths.

Why can't SeaWorld use VR technology instead of live orca, asks Peta's Mimi Bekhechi

Auckland zookeepers battled to save the rare giraffe twin but were forced to end his suffering...

Tomatillo fruit fossils show family evolved tens of millions of years earlier than thought.

Adult oncillas can weigh as little as 1.5kg, and are sensitive to the nature conservancy status of their habitat.

Mysterious ghost sharks share features with prehistoric symmoriiform sharks

Consuming goods in one country can lead to a dramatic wildlife decline in another.

J2, or Granny, was thought to be between 75 and 105 years old at the time of her death.

Dinosaurs were lumbered with an evolutionary 'dead man's hand' that birds escaped.

This development may mark a major step forward for genetic engineering.

The high demand for ivory in the country has led to an increase in poaching of elephants in Africa.

The dead birds were turned into balls and used as toys by walruses.

The ancient cattle, standing at 7ft and almost 1,000kg, would not go unnoticed on Europe's plains.

Scientists are poring over the videos of the hydrothermal vents to see how many new species they can spot.

China has seized 3,000kg of pangolin scales in what is possibly the largest smuggling case involving pangolins.

Egyptian bats look cute but they never seem to stop squabbling over food, mating and who perches where.

It's not known whether Adélies snack on the gonads as a delicacy or are being driven to unusual food sources by a changing habitat.

Current cheetah numbers and range could justify listing the species as 'endangered'.

The National Weather Service predicts snow totals of 8 to 15 inches in the region.