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'Baby' the head rub-loving alligator doesn't want to be your pet

She might love your head rubs, but Baby the alligator is still a bad pet. Just get a cat, we ... Read More

'Abominable Frogman' or conservation superhero?

Heading out into the sprawling wilderness of Mozambique’s Gorongosa National Park as part of a landmark biodiversity survey, entomologist ... Read More

The worm with the deadly slime

They've been around for millions of years and are equipped for the kill. Don’t be fooled by the apparently ... Read More

What is the world's favourite species?

14000 people from 142 countries took part in a recent survey conducted by Arkive to uncover the world's favourite species. The results ... Read More

Awesome origami with a zoological twist

We've all seen (and perhaps made feeble attempts to fold) an origami paper crane or perhaps a jumping frog. But ... Read More

Special delivery: Madagascar hissing cockroach gives birth

If you happen to be eating, you might want to come back later. Fascinating and disgusting in (almost) equal measure, ... Read More

Animal workaholics that deserve some rest this Labour Day

Whether you call it Workers’ Day or Labour Day, May 1 is associated with labour and workers’ rights. And with hard ... Read More

Spinning seal is like a Zen master

It's that time of the week when we could all use a little dose of Zen to help nudge us ... Read More

There's a cobra in my bed...

Some cobra-related news has Earth Touch staffer Kirsten Horne checking under the bed in fear ... turns out most Mozambique spitting ... Read More

For creatures great and small, a dose of birth control

Take a three-tonne African elephant and a scrawny New York subway rat and you have yourself two creatures that bear ... Read More