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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

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

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

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

Slo-mo frog fail to rule them all

Aah, so many of our favourite things: cool animal behaviour, high-speed video and a frog fail on a rather grand ... Read More

What's optical illusion cat really seeing?

Long, long ago, there lived keyboard cat. Now meet optical illusion cat, an adorable orange feline capable of perceiving Akiyoshi ... Read More

Infographic: Oldest trees on earth

They've seen the climate change, nations rise & fall and they've stood rooted as humans have transformed almost every inch of ... Read More

Beetle babies lure frogs to their doom

This unlucky frog assumed it had an easy meal all lined up. Unfortunately, its would-be snack turned out to be ... Read More