Entomologist Mark Teller, who made the discovery with colleague Graeme Lyons, said the name was inspired by the distinctive ...

A rare discovery of spider species which had not been seen in the UK since 1985 has thrilled scientists.A critically endangered spider species called Aulonia albimana has been nicknamed the ...

Hertfordshire Zoo has welcomed a young female red panda as part of a breeding programme to try to boost numbers of the endangered species. Nila, who is 17 months old, was born in Slovakia and has been ...

A rare and endangered king colobus monkey has been born at a zoo. Paignton Zoo in Devon said the "adorable baby", believed to be a girl, was born on 22 October after her 14-year old mother, Lola, gave ...

After years of being lost, a critically endangered spider species has been rediscovered in the UK.As reported by the BBC, the ...

A critically endangered spider has been rediscovered in the UK after being unseen for 40 years. The find was called a “major conservation success”. The team that found the tiny orange-legged arachnid, ...

A UK zoo announced the hatching of two endangered African penguin chicks named after the brothers of the English rock band Oasis. The Hertfordshire Zoo said the baby African penguins hatched in August ...

The team that found the tiny orange-legged arachnid have informally named the species the white-knuckled wolf spider.