If you have found an animal that has been digging holes in your garden, you might be surprised to find it is skunks. In this article, we look at why and how to stop them. The most effective...

One of the best signs of spring for many nature lovers is when flowers start to bloom. Whether it is a spring bulb in a garden or a tree in blossom, it adds life and joy after a bare winter. But have...

The American crow is a large, black bird of the Corvidae family. The corvid family includes ravens, jackdaws, jays, rooks, magpies, treepies, choughs, and nutcrackers. They are known as corvids,...

Allen's hummingbird gets its name from American collector and taxidermist Charles Andrew Allen. Allen's hummingbird was the only bird named after him. However, the bird was formally described in 1829...

Rattlesnakes are venomous snakes that inject poison using their fangs. The purpose of this is to disable and kill their prey, so that the snake can then eat. They also use their fangs to protect...

Mosses are one of the oldest forms of land vegetation on Earth. They have been around for more than 400 million years and constitute one of the largest divisions in the plant kingdom. There is a...