As a corner of Africa heats up, new research shows how the future of the species rests with powerful matriarchs making tough choices for survival. Meerkats return to their burrow at South Africa’s ...

The King cobra, scientifically known as Ophiophagus hannah, belongs to a genus of its own. Its name means snake eater, reflecting its specialised feeding behaviour. The common cobra, Naja naja, ...

Humans are far closer to meerkats and beavers for levels of exclusive mating than we are to most of our primate cousins, according to a new University of Cambridge study that includes a table ranking ...