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1. They are pretty widespread and sociable There are 17 species of hedgehog and they are found in Europe, Africa and Asia. In the UK they can live in a variety of habitats including woodland, farmland ...

10. Cool cubs Amur leopards don’t have a specific breeding season, their gestation period last around 12 weeks and the females give birth to a litter of 2-3 cubs. The cubs are born blind and weigh ...

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What is climate change? Climate change is caused by accumulating greenhouse gases in our atmosphere, resulting in large-scale, long-term shifts in our planet’s weather patterns and an increase in the ...

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As our modern society gets more resource-intensive, natural spaces are shrinking and wildlife numbers are declining. Our 2024 Living Planet Report shows the average size of wildlife populations has ...

Asia currently leads the global rise in energy demand. A successful energy transition from fossil fuels to renewables in this region is therefore critical to tackle climate change. The partnership ...

South America’s Amazon contains nearly a third of all the tropical rainforests left on Earth. Despite covering only around 1% of the planet’s surface, the Amazon rainforest is home to 10% of all the ...

8. But they do occasionally eat something other than bamboo A panda’s diet is 99% vegetarian, which mostly includes bamboo roots, stems, shoots and leaves. However their digestive system is typical of ...

2. Their territory is shrinking Jaguars used to be found from the south-west USA, throughout South America to the central-southern part of Argentina. Now, they’ve been virtually eliminated from half ...

2. You can tell the three species apart by their ears There are three species of elephant: African Savanna (Bush), African Forest and Asian. The ears of African elephants are much larger than their ...