It’s a brave beast that bites this tail. The spiky appendage belongs to an armadillo girdled lizard, as does the mouth that’s biting it. The reptile is the sole member of the genus Ouroborus, named after the mythical serpent that ate its own tail – a symbol of continuity, eternity, rebirth and cycles of life. […]
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Otters may be back in the Bronx River, but it’s still legal to kill them in New York state
Your report on the river otter’s return to New York City’s Bronx River after a century’s absence (19 August) is genuinely wonderful news – proof that patient ecological restoration works. But it sits uneasily alongside a fact rarely mentioned: New York state still permits the trapping and killing of hundreds of river otters every year, […]
Illinois Families Find Their Next Hunting Companion at a Small Midwest Kennel
Duck season in the Midwest has a way of exposing which dogs were bred for the marsh and which ones were bred for the show ring. Illinois hunters know the difference the first time a young dog breaks ice water without hesitation, refuses to flinch at a shotgun blast overhead, and marks a downed bird […]
Why Healthy Pets Make Better Neighbors for Newport Beach Wildlife
Newport Beach’s back bay, dog beaches, and coastal bluffs put pets and wild animals closer together than almost anywhere else in Southern California. Herons wade the marsh edges, ground squirrels burrow along the trails, and coyotes move through the greenbelts at dusk, often within sight of a family’s backyard. What happens inside a local veterinary […]
It is the largest, most formidable, cat in the Americas and one of the world’s most powerful predators, able to bite straight through the skull of its prey
In our expert jaguar guide learn all about these spectacular bigs cats, including how to identify each species, their diet and best places to see them in their natural habitat, plus conservation work. How many different species of jaguar are there? Found in the Americas, the jaguar is an endangered species with ongoing conservation work […]
Call to ban marmot hunting in France as campaigners say they are ‘killed for fun’
Animal rights campaigners are gearing up for protests and petitions aimed at persuading the French government to ban the hunting of Alpine marmots. Open season on the rodents, members of the squirrel and groundhog family, begins in September, a few weeks before they go into a long winter hibernation. Although the marmot is not a […]
It’s the size of a pet cat, looks like a bandit and uses its enormous tail to flirt
Like all lemur species, ring-tailed lemurs are endemic to Madagascar, an island off the coast of East Africa. Lemurs are the world’s most endangered group of mammals; they are even the world’s most endangered group of vertebrates. The 2020 IUCN Red List update found that 98% of lemur species are Endangered, and 31% of species are […]
Japan killed 14,000 bears after a rise in deadly attacks on people – but will it work?
Every summer, millions of people escape the heat and humidity of Tokyo by heading to the tranquil resort town of Karuizawa in Japan’s Nagano prefecture – just an hour by bullet train from the capital. Here, at the foot of Mount Asama, visitors stroll bamboo-lined pathways, cycle in verdant highlands, and practise the wellness ritual […]