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"He always took care not to suck up the spiders": living with invertebrates

Wild boars have a reputation for destruction, but farmer Friedrich Stapel told a news agency that he can't bear to chase away the piglet, which he's named Frieda. It'll winter with his mother cows.

The small bird generally flies solitary and a flock of over a 1,000 is a record

The striking Scottish bird is one of the most recognisable.

The edible fish has been named after the Council as Pangasius icaria

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The ‘giraffe cam’ live stream will give viewers the opportunity to see the zoo’s five Nubian giraffes from home.

They can lay up to 500 eggs at a time

Wetlands are areas of land that are covered by water, or have flooded or waterlogged soils. They can have water on them either permanently or for just part of the year.

Dozens arrested in operation as officials warn of resurgence in trafficking of endangered elvers

Tiny and insidious, microalgae are multiplying along our coastlines. Although vital to our survival, some 200 out of 5,000 species studied are harmful to people and ecosystems. As global warming intensifies the problem, our oceans may be growing ever more toxic. The Down to Earth team investigates.