Quolls (/ˈkwɒlz/; genus Dasyurus) are carnivorous marsupials native to Australia and New Guinea. They are primarily nocturnal, and spend most of the day in a den. Of the six species of quoll, four are found in Australia and two in New Guinea. Another two species are known from fossil remains in Pliocene and Pleistocene deposits […]
“In the shadow of the Himalayas swims a fish that seems to have developed a taste for human flesh…” 10 most aggressive freshwater fish
We tend not to worry when dipping our toes into fresh water. There could be a slippery rock or two to negotiate, but any fish we encounter will be placid and calm, more scared of us than we are of them. There are toothy terrors in the vastness of the sea, but we have nothing […]
Victoria’s koalas in chronically poor health and population is half what was previously estimated
The Victorian government sat on a report for more than 12 months that found the state’s koala population was in chronically poor health. The review of the state’s koala populations, led by state science agency the Arthur Rylah Institute in conjunction with scientists from major universities, was completed for the Victorian government in June 2025. […]
This snake’s “outrageous” tail looks exactly like a spider. Scientists just looked inside it and found something odd
For the first time, scientists have been able to study the bone structure of one the more extraordinary serpentine tails in the natural world. The spider-tailed horn viper (Pseudocerastes urarachnoides) is found in the Zagros Mountain range in West Asia and remained unclassified as a singular species until 2006. A specimen found in Iran in 1968 was […]
Nepal’s high-altitude wildernesses & wildlife are increasingly under threat (commentary)
Changes like increasing geological and glacial instability driven by the warming climate are a growing concern across the Himalayas. Our hearts go out to the thousands of families across Nepal, China, and around the world grieving their loved ones and searching for those missing after the recent catastrophic flash flood at the Nepal-China border. Though […]
It has a gaping, cavernous mouth crammed with sharp teeth – and one of the wildest mating strategies in the animal kingdom
This creature goes by several different names: Johnson’s abyssal seadevil, humpback anglerfish and black seadevil anglerfish. None of them are particularly endearing. That’s possibly down to the fact that this deep-sea fish looks like the creature from the black lagoon… if you chopped off its head, added a gleaming fishing rod and left it bobbing […]
Crocodile head found in luggage at Italian airport
An Italian man is facing a hefty fine or possible prison term after the dried head of a critically endangered crocodile was found in his luggage at Turin’s Caselle airport. The man had arrived at the airport in the northern Italian city on a flight from Miami via Istanbul, the Turin unit of Italy’s financial […]
“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. […]