The red fox is the only animal which is known to use the Earth’s magnetic field to hunt. It’s thought to be able to sense it using a protein in its eyes called cryptochrome. With fine warm ...

Little red flying foxes are tree-dwelling bats. In daytime they can be seen roosting in giant camps that may include as many as a million individuals. The bats are indeed efficient fliers ...

Hood in Oregon, where the animals face the same threats. “The Sierra Nevada red fox is a vanishing emblem of remote Sierra wilderness and a harbinger of climate change,” said Jeff Miller, a senior ...