19 weeks 1 day 23 hours ago wrote on the blog Minz Mara

Cats 'exploit' humans by purring ! By Victoria Gill Science reporter, BBC News ...

19 weeks 6 days 2 hours ago wrote on the blog Minz Mara

Speedy cheetahs put through paces! By Rebecca Morelle Science reporter, BBC News ...

19 weeks 6 days 19 hours ago wrote on the blog Minz Mara

Osprey chicks tagged for tracking! Ospreys migrate between Scotland and Africa Two of three osprey chicks at a nest site in the Highlands have been tagged so they can be tracked via ...

19 weeks 6 days 20 hours ago wrote on the blog Minz Mara

Climate role for only polar bear ! Mercedes will be transported in a modified rhino crate The only polar bear in a UK zoo will be used to help educate visitors to her new home in the Highlands. Preparations are being made to move Mercedes from Edinburgh to the Highland Wildlife Park at ...

19 weeks 6 days 20 hours ago wrote on the blog Minz Mara

'15-year high' for rhino poaching! Rhinos' horns are big business for poachers in Africa and Asia Rhino poaching around the world is set to reach a 15-year high, conservation groups have ...

19 weeks 6 days 23 hours ago wrote on the blog Minz Mara

Jellyfish swarms flourish in heat! The waters of the estuary in Dumfries and Galloway were full of a swarm of purple jellyfish at the weekend. Picture by Brian McMillan. Marine experts have blamed hot summer weather for large numbers of jellyfish appearing in waters around ...

20 weeks 19 hours 14 min ago wrote on the blog Minz Mara

AQUATIC DEER AND ANCIENT WHALES ! Matt Walker Editor, Earth News ...

20 weeks 21 hours 52 min ago wrote on the blog Minz Mara

Star bear Knut to stay in Berlin! Knut has delighted the crowds and proved to be a money-spinner Berlin Zoo has agreed to pay 430,000 euros (£370,000) to another German zoo in order to keep ...

20 weeks 1 day 12 min ago wrote on the blog Minz Mara

Sri Lanka dengue eradication push! Female Aedes aegypti mosquito, which spreads dengue fever The Sri Lankan government is threatening to jail people who do not clean up water puddles in an effort ...

20 weeks 1 day 15 min ago wrote on the blog Minz Mara

Monkeys recognise 'bad grammar' ! By Victoria Gill Science reporter, BBC News ...

20 weeks 1 day 3 hours ago wrote on the blog Minz Mara

Panda twins among park baby boom! The red panda twins are among a number of new arrivals at the park in Dumfries and Galloway. Picture by John Denerley. Twin red pandas are part of a record number of baby animals born this year at a south of Scotland wildlife centre. The tiny creatures ...

20 weeks 2 days 3 hours ago wrote on the blog Minz Mara

Rare lizards named after Murray! The reptiles were named after the British tennis number one Two rare lizards have been born as part of a captive breeding programme at an aquarium in Dorset. The ...

20 weeks 2 days 17 hours ago wrote on the blog Minz Mara

Fake swifts to attract real thing! This swift is cardboard - but it is hoped speakers will attract the real thing A north London borough is hoping to attract swifts to the inner city - by playing ...

20 weeks 3 days 16 hours ago wrote on the blog Minz Mara

Stranded porpoise dies in Severn! A porpoise has died after getting stuck in the River Severn in Gloucestershire. The female creature - at first thought to be a dolphin - was spotted stranded on Maisemore Weir in an agitated state after making her way up the river. A lifeboat crew trained in ...

20 weeks 3 days 16 hours ago wrote on the blog Minz Mara

Honeybee mobs overpower hornets! By Victoria Gill Science reporter, BBC News ...

20 weeks 3 days 17 hours ago wrote on the blog Minz Mara

Antelope's sex signal in the knee! Male eland antelope click a tendon in their knees to establish dominance To demonstrate their sexual prowess, peacocks spread their tail feathers, men flex their ...

20 weeks 3 days 18 hours ago wrote on the blog Minz Mara

Zoo's 30 chimps escape enclosure! The animals are known to be strong and intelligent Thirty chimpanzees have escaped from their enclosure at a zoo in Cheshire, forcing it to be closed. The ...

20 weeks 5 days 6 hours ago wrote on the blog Minz Mara

NO SAFE HAVEN FOR RAREST ANTELOPE! Matt Walker Editor, Earth News ...

20 weeks 5 days 7 hours ago wrote on the blog Minz Mara

Honeybee mobs overpower hornets! By Victoria Gill Science reporter, BBC News ...

20 weeks 6 days 1 hour ago wrote on the blog Minz Mara

'Wall of dolphins' caught on film! Cliff Benson, the founder of the Sea Trust charity which filmed the superpod, says the dolphins were an "awesome sight" A "superpod" of around 1,500 dolphins has been captured on film off the coast of Pembrokeshire by ...