Maned Wolf: A Fox On Stilts

On August 27, 2018 by Tim Newman

Standing proud at almost 1 metre tall, the maned fox cuts an impressive figure. In this article, we explain why it has long legs, where it lives, what it eats… and what it...

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Tree Roots Are Awesome

On March 27, 2016 by Tim Newman
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Hands up, who loves tree roots? Obviously, all the hands in the world are up. Sometimes roots are above the soil, sometimes they’re below it. Sometimes, they are poking up above water, maybe they’re...

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Watch This Octopus Change Colour In A Totally Incredible Way

On November 17, 2014 by Tim Newman
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Octopus are masters of disguise. I covered some of their skills in a post about the best camouflage in nature a little while back, but this video is something else. Today I came...

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Sperm Whale: The Loudest & Largest Toothed Predator

On October 31, 2014 by Tim Newman
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Despite being very poorly studied, the sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) has one of the most publicly recognised forms of all the whale family. This fame is, in part, due to Melville’s haunting Moby...

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