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.

Rodents change their vocalisations depending on their mood and who they're speaking to © Jelger Herder/Minden Pictures/FLPA

Artificial intelligence used to decode rodent chitchat

If bats are blind, why do they have eyes? © Getty

If bats are blind, why do they have eyes?

Are we the only species with females that experience orgasm? ©iStock

Are we the only species with females that experience orgasm?

Is age an illness? © Getty Images

Is age an illness?

Animal motion and the soft robots of the future © Getty Images

Future Technology

Animal motion and the soft robots of the future

Are humans the only animals that get drunk? © iStock

Everyday science

Are humans the only animals that get drunk?

Why do lions have manes? © Getty

Why do lions have manes?

Counting Fish © Getty Images

Environmental DNA and the hunt for marine species

True or Poo? by Nick Caruso and Dani Rabaiotti is available now (£9.99, Quercus)

Can you separate the truth from the poop in these animal facts?

Why orcas are more 'caring' than 'killer' whales © Getty Images

Why orcas are more ‘caring’ than ‘killer’ whales

The genetic hunt for the Loch Ness monster © Getty Images

The genetic hunt for the Loch Ness Monster – Neil Gemmell

Down on the farm: six unusual studies on our favourite livestock © Getty Images

Animal studies: 6 unusual experiments on our favourite livestock

Is autism found in any other animals? © Getty

Is autism found in any other animals?

Beluga whales and narwhals go through menopause © Getty Images

Beluga whales and narwhals go through menopause