Animals
"Quilty will not be contained. And he has no shame."
Her Maj will only wear faux fur in future. But how many new clothes does a 93-year-old royal actually buy?
New research shows bees get less sleep while caring for the young – and we know exactly how they feel.
We round up the week in good news stories, featuring gravity go-kart racing, meat-eating flowers, newly hatched turtles and panda twins.
A rare Gentoo penguin gets its water wings. Just keep swimming, Flash! 🐧
We round up the week in good news stories, featuring baby red pandas, dogs in dinghies and pygmy goat pilates.
Five sheep have been brought in to graze on Hampstead Heath in London, for the first time since the 1950s. The week-long trial could prove an eco-friendly way of maintaining the centuries-old area.
We round up the week in cheerful news, featuring weigh-in day at the zoo, the World Tango Championships, a giant beehive and a flying mattress spectacle.
"He’s a chonk of a chonk. He redefines the term," wrote Morris Animal Refuge about the lovable BeeJay, who is looking for a home.
To celebrate #WorldElephantDay we picked our favourite stories from the last year about these precious pachyderms.