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It’s World Ocean Day, so spare a thought for the vaquita – by the end of 2017, there could be just 15 of these small porpoises left In a few months, conservationists will converge on the Gu...

https://www.theguardian.com/science/animal-magic/2017/jun/08/vaquita-porpoises-are-fast-dying-out-can-a-radical-rescue-plan-save-them

A diving expedition off Easter Island (or Rapa Nui) in the Pacific pushes the boundaries of both technology and the human body to reveal a world of unique species just waiting to be discovered Co...

https://www.theguardian.com/science/animal-magic/gallery/2017/apr/06/dive-into-the-twilight-zone-off-easter-island-rapa-nui-reveals-new-species

It was one of those moments historians dream of. In 2012, FLORIKE EGMOND discovered an enthralling collection of 16th-century drawings and watercolours of animals collected by the founding father...

https://www.theguardian.com/science/animal-magic/gallery/2017/mar/09/16th-century-zoological-goldmine-discovered-conrad-gessner-in-pictures

After almost five years with taxidermists in New York, Lonesome George has returned home. He may be dead, but his legacy is very much alive Lonesome George is back in Galapagos. Following the...

https://www.theguardian.com/science/animal-magic/2017/feb/17/welcome-home-lonesome-george-giant-tortoise-returns-to-galapagos

A collection of zoological wonders from November 2016, featuring mobbing hyenas, speeding bats and crab power Continue reading...

https://www.theguardian.com/science/animal-magic/gallery/2016/dec/06/zoology-news-novembers-animal-antics-from-round-the-globe-in-pictures

The western lowland gorilla was smuggled from Africa to Italy in the 1980s. As taxidermy, he is part of a new exhibition at the National Museum of Scotland Name: Bobby Species: Western lowland ...

https://www.theguardian.com/science/animal-magic/2016/nov/28/bobby-the-gorilla-on-the-wrong-side-of-the-law

Cameraman Richard Wollocombe reveals what it took to capture the stand-out sequence of Galapagos racer snakes hunting baby marine iguanas en masse We filmed this sequence over a period of two y...

https://www.theguardian.com/science/animal-magic/2016/nov/24/snakes-versus-dragons-how-we-filmed-this-sequence-for-planet-earth-ii

A collection of this month’s zoological wonders, featuring string-pulling bees, industrious echidnas and a geriatric panda Continue reading...

https://www.theguardian.com/science/animal-magic/gallery/2016/nov/03/zoology-news-octobers-animal-antics-from-round-the-globe-in-pictures

A collection of zoological wonders from September 2016, featuring gambling wolves, friendly tits and happy bees Continue reading...

https://www.theguardian.com/science/animal-magic/gallery/2016/oct/05/zoo-news-this-months-animal-antics-from-round-the-globe-in-pictures

An exotic visitor that pitched up on the south coast of England may have come partway by ship, wherever it really came from. Sadly rescuers are struggling to save it It’s not every day that a...

https://www.theguardian.com/science/animal-magic/2016/sep/13/red-footed-booby-galapagos-uk

A collection of zoological wonders from August 2016, featuring a head-bopping sea-lion called Ronan, long-lived sharks and lobsters that bag up their poo Continue reading...

https://www.theguardian.com/science/animal-magic/gallery/2016/sep/01/zoo-news-this-months-animal-antics-from-round-the-globe-in-pictures

A collection of zoological wonders from July 2016, featuring more snow leopards, lubricated swordfish, faithful falcons and more Continue reading...

https://www.theguardian.com/science/animal-magic/gallery/2016/aug/01/zoo-news-this-months-animal-antics-from-round-the-globe-in-pictures

20 years after her controversial creation, Dolly the sheep will be the centre of attention again as the National Museum of Scotland opens 10 new galleries Name: Dolly Species: Ovis aries Dates:...

https://www.theguardian.com/science/animal-magic/2016/jul/04/hello-again-dolly-cloned-sheep-gets-a-new-display-for-20th-birthday

A collection of zoological wonders from June 2016, featuring the origins of dogs, shocking eels, a Godzilla fish and more Continue reading...

https://www.theguardian.com/science/animal-magic/gallery/2016/jun/30/zoo-news-this-months-animal-antics-from-round-the-globe-in-pictures

Conservationists raise serious questions about the widespread incineration of ivory stockpiles confiscated from poachers At the end of April, Kenya incinerated 105 tonnes of confiscated elephan...

https://www.theguardian.com/science/animal-magic/2016/jun/08/burning-ivory-poaching-elephants-conservation

A collection of zoological wonders from May 2016, featuring brave new rhinos, brand new pandas, earthworm engineers and more Continue reading...

https://www.theguardian.com/science/animal-magic/gallery/2016/may/26/zoo-news-animal-antics-may-2016-in-pictures

Faced with a rapidly fattening rival, meerkats respond by eating more in an urgent effort not to slip down the social hierarchy, a new study shows “Unfairness bothers children greatly.” Thi...

https://www.theguardian.com/science/animal-magic/2016/may/25/size-matters-meerkats-keep-tabs-on-rivals-growth-and-eat-to-compete

It’s not the longest-lived of tortoises, but with a provenance that stretches back over 400 years, the pet tortoise of Archbishop William Laud has got to be one of the most venerable Name: The...

https://www.theguardian.com/science/animal-magic/2016/apr/18/shell-life-oldest-pet-tortoise-lambeth-palace-archbishop-laud

Almost total decimation of Betpak-Dala’s population of 200,000 saiga antelopes in 2015 caused by pathogen that led to hemorrhagic septicemia, say scientists The mysterious mass deaths of about...

https://www.theguardian.com/science/animal-magic/2016/apr/14/mass-death-saiga-antelope-kazakhstan-bacterial-infection

The extinct Steller’s sea cow has much to marvel at, including its size, jaws and apparently “fingerless” forelimbs NAME: Furuhjelm’s sea cow SPECIES: Hydrodamalis gigas DATES: Unknown...

https://www.theguardian.com/science/animal-magic/2016/mar/25/stellers-sea-cow-specimen-helsinki