What’s the most dangerous animal in China? The internet tells me it’s the Chinese cobra, but my own rather hair-raising research suggests that it is a seldom seen and poorly known species known as the takin, says Jonathan Eames. It all started in the Qinling Mountains in the north-west of the country, where I was […]
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“I was once charged – fortunately, I could run faster than the photographer I was with…”
What inspired you to get into wildlife photography in the first place? I went to a lecture by the photographer Laurie Campbell. His first slide was a robin on a spade – a cliched shot, but on that huge screen, it blew me away. If not Scotland, where would you live? Somewhere cold and snowy. […]
“It’s a sulfurous, eye-watering stench that causes temporary blindness in predators.” Rancid eggs, putrid breath – meet world’s 9 smelliest animals
Many animals rely on their potent natural odour for defense, marking territory, to attract a mate, or communication. From the smell of rotten eggs to a stench that can be smelled a mile away and a reptile bird that chews on decaying bacteria – if that isn’t enough to make your eyes water, here are […]
33,000 Bucks Raised to Rebuild Deer Shelter for Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center
From Alaska comes the story of a wildlife rehab center that got its hooves on a few bucks to help out their deer following a recent storm. On January 6th, 2025, a storm with winds exceeding 80 mph swept through the Portage Valley and destroyed the Sitka black-tailed deer shelter at Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center […]
They lived through the ice age. Can the mighty musk ox survive the heat?
Built like a small bison, weighing as much as a grand piano and covered in thick, shaggy coat, the musk ox is one of the most distinctive species in the high Arctic. But from a hill on Greenland’s tundra, they seem impossible to find. Each bush, rock and clump of grass resembles a mass of […]