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SPOT THE DIFFERENCE Gentoo penguins are the world’s fastest underwater bird and have a long tail which swishes from side to side when they walk on land. Can you spot the five differences between the images? You can find the answers in ‘Your Letters’. PHOTOS: DAVID MERRON/GETTY Please insert footer text here

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PRIZE-WINNING PHOTO Reach for the light I was very lucky to shoot this little Indian paradise flycatcher chick when the light was falling upon its home. I was there for a safari walk and at midday I came across this nest, where the parents were also present. After a few minutes, the parents went in […]

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The children love visits from the cheeky fox cubs LORETTO JUNIOR SCHOOL, LOCATED IN Musselburgh, East Lothian, is home to five wild foxes – four cubs and a mother. The school has a beautiful wild woodland area located in the playground, where the five foxes have set up home. The children and staff members have […]

Next month: 60th Birthday

NEXT MONTH 60th Birthday Don’t miss our special anniversary issue, which marks 60 years since the magazine launched as Animals on 8th January 1963. We will be celebrating with a round-up of the UK’s 60 favourite wild places, as chosen by the BBC Wildlife community of naturalists, presenters, writers and photographers. Discover carder bees in […]

Tales from the bush: In the bleak midwinter

TALES FROM THE BUSH In the bleak midwinter Two male moths turn up the heat on a cold winter’s night RINGLAND, NORFOLK “HAVING RECEIVED A CALL TO ‘Dad’s Taxi’ and chauffeured my daughter to cricket practice, I had an hour of Norfolk’s wintry night to kill before pick-up. Pub or walk? Given that male winter […]

On the cover

BANDED DEMOISELLE by Michael Blacknell, Hampshire This male banded demoiselle revealed his vibrant metallic colouring while drying off the night’s dew. As he was still in a state of torpor, I was able to set up a tripod and get this shot.