Animal facts

Animal ID

Robin perching on a spade handle in the snow. © Getty

British wildlife in December

Front view of a red fox with orange fur walking closer on grassland.

British wildlife in November

An empty bird nest against a white background.

Identify Wildlife

How to identify empty mammal and bird nests

Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) with a chicken egg in its mouth, looking directly at the camera

Identify Wildlife

How to identify bird egg thieves

Badger skull on fallen tree. © Jodi Bayliss/EyeEm/Getty

Identify Wildlife

How to identify mammal skulls

Common frog © Mike Lane / Getty

Identify Wildlife

How to tell the difference between a common frog and a common toad

More animal identification tips

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Amphibians

Common toad in Devon, UK. © Mike Hill/Getty

Amphibians of the British Isles: how to identify different species, and how to help them

Fire salamander in Kruppwald in Germany where there is an outbreak of Bsal (this individual is healthy).

Chytridiomycosis guide: what it is and why it’s endangering amphibians

Frog with frogspawn. © Richard Warner/EyeEm/Getty

How to rear froglets in your home

More Amphibians

Birds

Blue tit perched on the branch of a spring flowering crab apple tree

British garden birds guide: how to identify different species and attract them to your garden

A male blackbird in song, in Norfolk, UK. © David Tipling/Education Images/Universal Images Group/Getty

Dawn chorus guide: what it is, how to enjoy it, and when International Dawn Chorus Day is celebrated

Dunnock nest with eggs in Norfolk, UK. © David Tipling/Universal Images Group/Getty

Identify Wildlife

How to identify birds’ eggs

Fish

Great white shark. © Getty

Is there really no such thing as a fish?

Basking shark swimming underwater in Baltimore, Cork, Ireland. © George Karbus Photography/Getty

Basking shark guide: how big they are, what they eat, and why they’re endangered

Giant Manta ray at a cleaning station in the Pacific. © Luis Javier Sandoval/VW Pics/UIG/Getty.

Manta ray guide: how to identify, diet and where they live

Insects and Invertebrates

A 7-spot ladybird on a flower. © Jacky Parker Photography/Getty

Identify Wildlife

How to identify beetles

Honeybee on a flower. © Samuel Moore/Getty

Insects & Invertebrates

Honeybee guide: how they produce honey, why they sting, and a history of beekeeping

Dorit Bar-Zakay

How many British insects can you identify?

More Insects and Invertebrates

Mammals

© Andrew Parkinson/Getty

Living With Mammals survey: what is it, and how to take part

An Amazon river dolphin in Brazil. © Mike Lane/Getty

River dolphin guide: where they live, the threats they face, and what is being done to save them

A musk ox in the snow at Dovrefjell National Park, Norway. © Dgwildlife/Getty

Musk oxen guide: where they’re found, why they fight, and they protect their young

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Reptiles

Marine iguana in the Galápagos Islands. © Joseph J Orsi

Marine iguana guide: where they’re found, why they’re unique and the threats they face

A male sand lizard. © Alfred Trunk/McPhoto/ullstein bild/Getty

Sand lizard guide: how to identify, where they’re found and the threats they face

A grass snake on a woodland floor, lit up by a patch of sunlight

Grass snake guide: species facts, how to identify, and where to see