Red grouse is endemic across Britain and Ireland, being a different species from willow ptarmigan. The males exhibit striking red colouration with prominent combs attached to their faces.

The Highland nymph, or Alpine coffee moth, is on the edge of extinction due to loss of mountain willow habitat, experts have said.

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There are about 10,0000 bird species in the world, about 2,000 of which live in North America ... Barn Owls call East and West Coast farmland of North America home. The smallest bird in North America ...

Most sled dogs are huskies and pointers, but Muppy didn’t get the memo. With determination and a lot of heart, this little ...

Chronic wasting disease slowly turns the brains of infected deer (and other cervids) into spongy, deteriorating masses, triggering bizarre behavior and, inevitably, a fatal outcome.

For decades, Vatican City has held the title of the world’s smallest country, but this long-standing geographic fact may soon change. In an historic announcement, the Prime Minister of Albania ...

Hunters killed more than 280,000 deer in 2024, an increase over the previous year, but not nearly enough to slow the increase in Michigan's deer herd. Hunters claimed about 13,000 more deer in 202 ...

Padmalal suggests that different species of mouse deer across the world may possess different sounds at different wavelengths which needs more research. Jayasekara noted that there are a “few ...