Animals

Wild, extinct, domesticated, endangered - the animal kingdom is filled with creatures of exotic shapes and sizes, making them a firm favourite for curious minds and fact finders of all ages. Here you can find a menagerie of animal facts and pictures of the wonderful beasts that walk the earth, the birds that soar through the sky and the sea creatures that swim through the vast oceans of our Earth.

Grab life by the… © Sarah Skinner / Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards 2019

Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards Cheeky lion pic tops 40 side-splitting photos from the animal kingdom

World's smallest hoofed mammal spotted alive after 3 decades © SIE/GWC/Leibniz-IZW /NCNP/PA

World’s smallest hoofed mammal spotted alive after 3 decades

Whales and dolphins: Why are more of them beaching around the UK? © CSIP Organisation

Reality Check Why are more whales and dolphins beaching around the UK?

What is a pink fairy armadillo? © Getty Images

What is a pink fairy armadillo?

Scientists fake rhino horn from horse hair to flood illegal market © Getty Images

Scientists fake rhino horn from horse hair to flood illegal market

Could we genetically modify an animal so that it could live unaided on another planet or moon? © Getty Images

Future Technology

Could we genetically modify an animal so that it could live unaided on another planet or moon?

What is the minimum difference a species must show in order to be classed as a new species? © Getty Images

What is the minimum difference a species must show in order to be classed as a new species?

Are human and animal bones the same? © Getty Images

Are human and animal bones the same?

© Sherri and Brock Fenton/PA

Vampire bats form “long-term reciprocal relationships”

Crabs can remember the route through a complex maze © Swansea University/PA

Crabs can remember the route through a complex maze

Antartica: the remarkable life that survives the coldest continent © John Brown

Antarctica The remarkable life that survives the coldest continent

Is there an animal with a penis on its head? © Magnolia Press

Quick Q&A: Is there an animal with a penis on its head?

Slimy saliva, sticky tongues and anal syrup! 3 of the slimiest creatures in the animal kingdom

Slimy saliva, sticky tongues and anal syrup! 3 of the slimiest creatures in the animal kingdom

Do animals get embarrassed? © Getty Images

Everyday science

Do animals get embarrassed?

What is a pink frogmouth? © Alamy

What is a pink frogmouth?