With their formidable six-feet wingspan and hefty undercarriage, a swan looks as reliably airborne as anything else around Heathrow. But every autumn and winter on the M25, crash-landing juvenile swans cause as much traffic congestion as car accidents. The worst black spot is junction 13, where the motorway crosses the Thames, and where the Highways… Read More
With his piercing blue eyes and pale skin this rare alligator stands out like a sore thumb. Weighing over 500 pounds, Bouya Blan is one of only 12 white alligators in the world. The 22-year-old, whose name means white fog, lives along with three other giant leucistic alligators at the world famous Gatorland theme park… Read More
The world’s fastest man adopted the animal kingdom’s fastest sprinter on Monday, as Usain Bolt welcomed a baby cheetah named Lightning Bolt into his life. The Jamaican sprinter’s sponsorship of the three-month-old male cheetah is part of an effort to boost Kenyan conservation efforts. The survival of the country’s famous wildlife is threatened by trophy… Read More
Two other bears slept and played nearby as the fight broke out in a snow storm. David C Schultz, the photographer, spent five days in the Wapusk National Park in Manitoba, Canada, capturing this series of wonderful images. He sat just 40 metres away from the bears, along the shore of the Hudson Bay, as… Read More
Conservationists say there are just 3,200 tigers left in the world as the future of the species is threatened by poachers, destruction of their habitat and climate change. The world population of tigers has fallen by 95 per cent in the past century. The WWF said it intends to intensify pressure to save the Panthera… Read More
The vacancy for the job as warden of Skomer Island is expected to attract hundreds of applications from people wanting to get away from it all.It is being described as the British equivalent of The Best Job in the World – the competition held last year to find a warden for Australia’s Great Barrier Reef.Skomer,… Read More
The polar bear is the largest land carnivore as well as one of the most ferocious. In the award winning Polar Bear Habitat and Heritage Village located the little town of Cochrane in Northern Ontario Canada, people can experience a once in a life time outdoor swim with polar bears. What separates the people from… Read More
Crocodiles are vicious predators that have lived through the dinosaur age and sometimes called as the living dinosaurs. Dangerous to humans and killing hundreds of people each year in the world, there is a softer side to these ambush hunters – when the little croc babies hatch from their eggs. They still look fearsome and… Read More
Homosexuality exists through almost the entire animal kingdom and may even be vital for the survival of the species, according to new research. Same-sex pairings have previously been observed in more than 1,000 species including dolphins and penguins, but now scientists say they also happen among worms, frogs, birds and many, many others. The findings… Read More
Tigers, wolves, crocodiles and other exotic animals will be allowed to be kept as pets without regular checks in a shake-up of the law. Ministers yesterday supported the change which means owners of exotic or fierce animals will no longer need an annual visit from a vet and council inspector. The Government said updating the… Read More
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