Animal

For half a century, Gyaros was off-limits to the world as a military prison and naval firing range. Then came an astonishing photograph.

Humans have more in common with these elite ocean predators than often thought. A little Miles Davis anyone?

No other mammal can survive colder body temperatures than the Arctic ground squirrel. Its chilly hibernation is inspiring new treatments for heart attacks, stroke, and brain injury.

The sad fate of a stranded humpback in Germany raises bigger questions about distressed whales – and how to help them.

Every year, millions of straw-coloured fruit bats descend on Zambia's little-known Kasanka National Park, creating one of Africa's most extraordinary wildlife spectacles.

In a series of striking photographs, Marcia Riederer captures the elegance and curiosity of the elusive dwarf minke whale.

Pangolins caught up in the illegal trade can be saved, but require huge amounts of care to rehabilitate. These trafficked pangolins were returned to the wild – and are now thriving.