The Armadillo is a funny looking thing, I think that’s something we can all agree on; the name means “little armoured one” in Spanish but the Aztecs used to call it Nahuatl meaning “turtle-rabbit” which...
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When asked which is the fastest critter on God’s green earth, most people would answer “cheetah”. That’s not such a daft answer, the cheetah is the fastest animal on land. Others might answer marlin...
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I apologise for the basic and low-brow nature of this post; literally no thought whatsoever has gone into it. I’m just posting a bunch of photos of baby hippos. I don’t know what’s wrong with...
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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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I like to try and answer questions before you’ve asked them if at all possible. Here’s another of those unasked questions – what does a hummingbird sound like when it snores? Although, to...
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Kurill Lake (or Kurile Lake) is situated at the southern end of the Kamchatka peninsula in Russia. Kamchatka is one of Russia’s wildest outposts where few humans live and nature gets on with its...
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Pamukkale hot springs in Turkey looks like an alien landscape, now, I know that’s not the first time I’ve used that comparison but you have to agree this place looks bonkers, right? Pamukkale...
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Everyone knows that hammerhead sharks are one of nature’s strangest creatures; a head shaped like a hammer? Ridiculous. The winghead shark, however, takes the joke one step further. The winghead shark (Eusphyra blochii) belongs...
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The Kem Kem Beds lie in the dusty, bone dry borders of South-East Morocco and Western Algeria. This region, now notable for its lack of life and moisture, was once a bustling riverine ecology...
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Just from studying the cut of a sailfish‘s jib you can tell it’s a speed freak. From slender pointed schnozz to elongated tail, the sailfish is a lean, mean swimming machine. Sailfish grow up to...
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