Stuart Blackman

Recent articles by Stuart Blackman

Dunnock bird nest with 5 eggs. © 49pauly/Getty

Why do so many birds lay blue eggs?

Resplendent in red: the scarlet tanager © Trevor Jones Photo/iStock

Why are red birds red?

A peacock Pavo cristatus with his feathers outspread, Blackbrook zoo, England

A peacock’s display is not only about colour

Portrait of dodo bird

Dodos may have been cleverer than we thought

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Why African elephants are becoming hybrids

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Stress reaction for salamanders

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Bass Rock gannets at risk

Goshawk, Accipiter gentilis, single bird head shot, captive, April 2011

7 goshawk facts you need to know

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Insects & Invertebrates

7 amazing zebra jumping spider facts

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5 amazing lapwing facts

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Insects & Invertebrates

6 things you didn’t know about the stag beetle

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7 things you didn’t know about the wood mouse

Adder coiled up in moss. © Mark Smith/Getty

9 things you never knew about the adder

Brown long-eared bat. © Yves Adams/Getty

7 things you never knew about the brown long-eared bat

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7 things you never knew about the sand lizard