Animals & Beasts

Ostriches: King of all the birds (even though they can’t fly)

Wednesday, 13 September 2017 Animals & beasts By Dom Stapleton

As far as birds go, the ostrich surely has to be the king. It’s the biggest and the fastest bird of all, with the largest eggs. It also has the meanest resting bitch face of any other bird. Just look at it.

Lemmings: The world’s most misunderstood rodent

Thursday, 12 January 2017 Animals & beasts By Dom Stapleton

I’ve never understood why people don’t like rodents. Mice, rats – they’re all adorable in my eyes. Of course, I wouldn’t want to see one sitting on my kitchen worktop eating my cheese but you get my drift.

Llamas: A fluffy cross between and sheep and a giraffe

Llamas: A fluffy cross between a sheep and a giraffe

Thursday, 22 December 2016 Animals & beasts By Russell Wallace

They may well look like a sheep had an intimate liaison with a giraffe, and have an undeserved reputation for bad manners (possibly thanks to a habit of spitting). But let’s take a look at these interesting animals from South America.

Caw blimey: Things you might not know about crows, ravens and magpies

Wednesday, 30 November 2016 Animals & beasts By Russell Wallace

Sometimes birds get a bit of a bad rap. Yeah, they look pretty and sing nicely (most of the time) but they’re usually considered to be a bit dense. But it turns out that at least some birds don’t really deserve to be branded with the term bird-brained.

Amazing animal migrations from around the world

Monday, 24 October 2016 Animals & beasts By Russell Wallace

While I get comfy on my nice warm sofa, let’s take a look at some of the most captivating migrations undertaken by those loser animals that choose not to hibernate.

4 animals that can shoot their prey

Monday, 19 September 2016 Animals & beasts By Russell Wallace

As the great Homer Simpson once said, “Weaseling out of things is important to learn. It’s what separates us from the animals… except the weasel.”

Chameleons: There’s nothing that isn’t weird about them

Wednesday, 7 September 2016 Animals & beasts By Lizzie Brooks

When you really think about it, there’s nothing that isn’t weird about a chameleon.