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Mburo, a three-year-old Rothschild’s giraffe, is the latest addition at Marwell Zoo

Thousands of animals and plants are bought and sold each year globally as food, medicine, clothing and furniture – even in the form of musical instruments. Wildlife, it seems, is big business.

Monogamy is widespread among birds and it is well known that many seabird species mate for life. Famous examples include charismatic penguins and albatrosses which are often portrayed in the media as the perfect couples. But this romantic trope doesn’t tell the whole story.

In a move that could allow a broad range of insects to be considered for endangered species status, the state Supreme Court has found that California bumblebees can be protected under the law as a type of fish.

A physicist explains the molecular-level processes behind patterns

Three-year-old Rothschild’s giraffe Mburo has arrived at Marwell Zoo, near Winchester.

Locals heading down for their morning walk or run on the beach in North Yorkshire were greeted by thousands of dead sea creatures that had mysteriously washed ashore

An estimated 230 pilot whales had become beached on Tasmania’s remote and rugged west coast.

Exploring Denmark’s Coastal Land makes for a stripped-back Scandi adventure, finds Tom Batchelor

The beloved critters are still present in seven counties across Northern England, including Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, and County Durham

The Queensland government has proposed a nine per cent increase to green zone areas in the Great Sandy Marine Park in a bid to protect threatened species.