Africa

Peculiar spider

‘Aliens’ crawling on coast?

Black Serval

A PECULIAR FELID FROM THE CONGO

Lioness with a mane

Squid games

Can this “frozen zoo” resurrect the Northern White Rhino?

The mountain gorilla population is small and inbreeding levels are high – and now there’s evidence this inbreeding may explain why some gorillas have distorted facial features

Researchers have announced the discovery of bone tools in a cave in Morocco that appear to have been used to carefully remove skins and fur from the bodies of dead animals. The skins recovered this way were apparently used to make clothing.

Such a find would not normally be considered remarkable. But these particular tools are approximately 120,000 years old, which pushes the timeframe for clothes-making practices farther back into the past than scientists would have once believed was possible.

‘Wealthy peers’ in the party blamed for lobbying against animal welfare measures in case they affect shooting in UK