Released on his 99th birthday and presented in the context of his remarkable career, Sir David’s authority is matched only by nature’s grandeur in this visually stunning film

Guardian Book Blog

08.05.2025

Ohio police find pet raccoon in car driver’s seat with meth pipe in its mouth | Ohio | The Guardian

Chewy’s owner was detained and a bulk amount of methamphetamine was discovered in vehicle, officials say

Guardian Book Blog

08.05.2025

Alligator kills woman in Florida after tipping over her canoe | Florida | The Guardian

Cynthia Diekema and husband were paddling in mouth of river when startled animal thrashed and capsized canoe

Guardian Book Blog

08.05.2025

Starlings form ‘friendships’ to help each other with breeding, study finds | Animal behaviour | The Guardian

Superb starlings seen to build reciprocal relations in which they return favours when a ‘helper’ has offspring of its own

Guardian Book Blog

08.05.2025

Elk could return to UK after 3,000 years in rewilding project | Wildlife | The Guardian

First stage of initiative will introduce ‘keystone’ species to beaver enclosures in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire

Guardian Book Blog

08.05.2025

Octopus! review – Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s ocean documentary is a total waste of her talents | Television & radio | The Guardian

This look at cephalopods is a fun, enlightening tale. But given the Fleabag star’s astonishing gifts, it’s hard not to hope this is merely a stopgap to her next great project

Guardian Book Blog

08.05.2025

Rare large carnivorous New Zealand snail filmed for the first time laying egg from its neck – video | Wildlife | The Guardian

The NZ department of conservation was performing a routine weight check on the snail when a small, white egg began to emerge from it's slimy neck

Guardian Book Blog

07.05.2025

Country diary: I can hear the badgers, I can smell the badgers – but where are they? | Badgers | The Guardian

Inkpen, Berkshire: Settled against one my favourite oaks, the birdsong falls away and the subterranean bumps and noises begin

Guardian Book Blog

07.05.2025

After braving the wilderness for 500 days, Valerie is heavier than ever. Has someone been feeding the mini dachshund? | Kangaroo Island | The Guardian

Kangaroo Island mayor also notes a silky coat on the dog, while Kangala Wildlife Rescue says ‘possums or cats out there were grooming her’

Guardian Book Blog

07.05.2025

Valerie the dachshund is reunited with her owners after 529 days in the wilderness – video | Valerie the dachshund | The Guardian

Australia’s favourite fugitive has been reunited with her owners after more than a year on the run on Kangaroo Island

Guardian Book Blog

07.05.2025

French hunter, 81, avoids jail after killing endangered female bear in Pyrenees | France | The Guardian

Incident in 2021, during which the defendant said he was attacked by a brown bear, sparked fierce criticism

Guardian Book Blog

07.05.2025

Specieswatch: new honeybee species in the UK a rare gain in a changing climate | Climate crisis | The Guardian

Osmia cornuta is a solitary bee spreading rapidly in the south of England, which was once too cold for it

Guardian Book Blog

07.05.2025

Officials say black bear likely killed man and his dog in Florida | Florida | The Guardian

Investigation underway in what is believed to be the first fatal mauling of a human by a bear in the state

Guardian Book Blog

06.05.2025

Is that a cat in the Cheetos? New York comedian spotlights the city’s famous bodega felines | New York | The Guardian

Corner shop felines are already beloved by New Yorkers – and thanks to Michelladonna’s TikTok ‘interviews’, they’re going global

Guardian Book Blog

06.05.2025

Hundreds of little corellas killed in suspected poisoning attack in regional Victorian city | Victoria | The Guardian

Horsham local Glenn Coffey witnessed large numbers of sick birds falling out of trees and drowning in Wimmera river

Guardian Book Blog

05.05.2025

Sweden’s Great Moose Migration live stream ends after 478 hours’ viewing | Sweden | The Guardian

Seventh season of hit ‘slow TV’ show followed annual trek of moose (or elk) heading to summer pastures

Guardian Book Blog

05.05.2025

Spare us from the Farage barrage | Nigel Farage | The Guardian

Brief letters: Nigel Farage, man of the people | Pet theories | Chocolate digestives | Pea guacamole

Guardian Book Blog

04.05.2025

‘You get attached to them’: nesting ospreys get villagers excited in Wales | Birds | The Guardian

Webcam set up to monitor egg-bearing nest atop oak tree guarded by dozens of volunteers in Usk valley

Guardian Book Blog

04.05.2025

Huge hound and pocket-sized pup: meet-and-sniff with world’s tallest and smallest dogs | Guinness World Records | The Guardian

Pearl, a chihuahua, and Reginald, a great dane, met after winning in their Guinness World Record categories

Guardian Book Blog

03.05.2025

Happy birthday, David Attenborough! 99 ways he has inspired us, by Barack Obama, Billie Eilish, Morgan Freeman – and many more | David Attenborough | The Guardian

This week the presenter turns 99. To celebrate, we asked 99 nature lovers – including Margaret Atwood, Jane Fonda, Bono, Kate Winslet and Michael Palin – how he has helped us see the world with fresh eyes

Guardian Book Blog

03.05.2025

UK sand eel fishing ban remains in place despite EU legal challenge | Fish | The Guardian

Creatures make up the bulk of seabirds’ diet but they are fished for commercial pig food

Guardian Book Blog

03.05.2025

Sea lion who grooves to Boogie Wonderland proves animals can keep a beat – video | Animal behaviour | The Guardian

Ronan the head-bobbing sea lion helps show scientists rhythm is not exclusive to humans

Guardian Book Blog

03.05.2025

Ronan the head-bobbing sea lion proves animals can keep a beat: ‘No human was better’ | California | The Guardian

Sea lion grooving along to hits such as Boogie Wonderland helps show scientists rhythm is not exclusive to humans

Guardian Book Blog

03.05.2025

The ethics of cloning – and owning – dogs | Cloning | The Guardian

Letters: Animals are not replaceable objects, but individuals with unique perspectives, says Dr William Gildea. Plus a letter from Peter Lowe

Guardian Book Blog

03.05.2025

Good landings with a woman in the cockpit | Women | The Guardian

Brief letters: Gender gap in aviation | Abandoning bras | Lose the shoes | Stop buying clothes

Guardian Book Blog

02.05.2025

Snap result: Speckles the psychic crocodile predicts who will win Australian election | Australian election 2025 | The Guardian

On the eve of the federal poll, the famed 36-year-old Darwin saltwater croc tips a Peter Dutton victory

Guardian Book Blog

02.05.2025

UK regulator could ban vet chains from linking incentives to certain treatments | Competition and Markets Authority | The Guardian

Policies that limit clinical freedom come under scrutiny and surgeries may be told to put their prices online

Guardian Book Blog

02.05.2025

Week in wildlife: a leopard cat, a vulture puppet and a hare playing hide and seek | Environment | The Guardian

The best of this week’s wildlife photographs from around the world

Guardian Book Blog

02.05.2025

Bystanders apprehend bulldog after it attempts to assault Met police horses | London | The Guardian

Police horses Yvonne and Snaffles on the mend after dog escapes owner’s control and nips at their legs

Guardian Book Blog

02.05.2025

‘My heart’s pounding’: Australians wade into ocean to save great white shark stranded in shallow water | South Australia | The Guardian

Three-metre shark was found on sand bank near the coastal town of Ardrossan in South Australia

Guardian Book Blog

02.05.2025

Collapsing bird numbers in North America prompt fears of ecological crisis – research | Birds | The Guardian

Study using citizen data finds three-quarters of nearly 500 species in decline, with steepest trend in areas where they once thrived

Guardian Book Blog

02.05.2025

Man’s £4,000 fine for noisy rooster leaves neighbours cock-a-hoop | Hampshire | The Guardian

New Forest council says Harold Brown’s bird created ‘unacceptable levels of noise’ that disturbed people’s sleep

Guardian Book Blog

01.05.2025

Attenborough at 99: naturalist ‘goes further than before’ to speak out against industrial fishing in new film | Oceans | The Guardian

The celebrated presenter warns of ‘modern day colonialism at sea’ as he highlights the destruction caused by overfishing and bottom trawling

Guardian Book Blog

01.05.2025

Nature nurture: the Devon estate where rewilding and mental health go hand in hand | Rewilding | The Guardian

A restoration project at Sharpham near Totnes aims to tackle the loss of the natural world while helping people build mental resilience

Guardian Book Blog

01.05.2025

Country diary: The sizzling sound of ants en masse | Insects | The Guardian

Horner, Somerset: The woodlands here are ideal for southern wood ants – and now the nests have come alive

Guardian Book Blog

01.05.2025

Snake on a train line: Japan’s busiest bullet train route brought to a halt | Japan | The Guardian

Outage occurred between Maibara and Gifu-Hashima stations after the snake appeared to have climbed an electricity pole

Guardian Book Blog

01.05.2025

‘When she first gave me her paw, my heart melted’: here’s what I’ve learned about taking on a rescue dog | Dogs | The Guardian

For the first six months after arriving in the UK from Romania, Sophie never strayed from behind Rory Cellan-Jones’s sofa – but with patience and love she slowly emerged back into the world

Guardian Book Blog

30.04.2025

Valerie is saved! The recalcitrant houndlet gave up her freedom for a rotisserie chicken and so would I | First Dog on the Moon | The Guardian

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Scorpions ‘taking over’ Brazilian cities with reported stings rising 250% | Global development | The Guardian

Rare New Zealand snail filmed laying egg via its neck for first time | Wildlife | The Guardian

Ocean with David Attenborough review – a passionate case against the ruination of the seas | Film | The Guardian

Ohio police find pet raccoon in car driver’s seat with meth pipe in its mouth | Ohio | The Guardian

Alligator kills woman in Florida after tipping over her canoe | Florida | The Guardian

Starlings form ‘friendships’ to help each other with breeding, study finds | Animal behaviour | The Guardian

Elk could return to UK after 3,000 years in rewilding project | Wildlife | The Guardian

Octopus! review – Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s ocean documentary is a total waste of her talents | Television & radio | The Guardian

Rare large carnivorous New Zealand snail filmed for the first time laying egg from its neck – video | Wildlife | The Guardian

Country diary: I can hear the badgers, I can smell the badgers – but where are they? | Badgers | The Guardian

After braving the wilderness for 500 days, Valerie is heavier than ever. Has someone been feeding the mini dachshund? | Kangaroo Island | The Guardian

Valerie the dachshund is reunited with her owners after 529 days in the wilderness – video | Valerie the dachshund | The Guardian

French hunter, 81, avoids jail after killing endangered female bear in Pyrenees | France | The Guardian

Specieswatch: new honeybee species in the UK a rare gain in a changing climate | Climate crisis | The Guardian

Officials say black bear likely killed man and his dog in Florida | Florida | The Guardian

Is that a cat in the Cheetos? New York comedian spotlights the city’s famous bodega felines | New York | The Guardian

Hundreds of little corellas killed in suspected poisoning attack in regional Victorian city | Victoria | The Guardian

Sweden’s Great Moose Migration live stream ends after 478 hours’ viewing | Sweden | The Guardian

Spare us from the Farage barrage | Nigel Farage | The Guardian

‘You get attached to them’: nesting ospreys get villagers excited in Wales | Birds | The Guardian

Huge hound and pocket-sized pup: meet-and-sniff with world’s tallest and smallest dogs | Guinness World Records | The Guardian

Happy birthday, David Attenborough! 99 ways he has inspired us, by Barack Obama, Billie Eilish, Morgan Freeman – and many more | David Attenborough | The Guardian

UK sand eel fishing ban remains in place despite EU legal challenge | Fish | The Guardian

Sea lion who grooves to Boogie Wonderland proves animals can keep a beat – video | Animal behaviour | The Guardian

Ronan the head-bobbing sea lion proves animals can keep a beat: ‘No human was better’ | California | The Guardian

The ethics of cloning – and owning – dogs | Cloning | The Guardian

Good landings with a woman in the cockpit | Women | The Guardian

Snap result: Speckles the psychic crocodile predicts who will win Australian election | Australian election 2025 | The Guardian

UK regulator could ban vet chains from linking incentives to certain treatments | Competition and Markets Authority | The Guardian

Week in wildlife: a leopard cat, a vulture puppet and a hare playing hide and seek | Environment | The Guardian

Bystanders apprehend bulldog after it attempts to assault Met police horses | London | The Guardian

‘My heart’s pounding’: Australians wade into ocean to save great white shark stranded in shallow water | South Australia | The Guardian

Collapsing bird numbers in North America prompt fears of ecological crisis – research | Birds | The Guardian

Man’s £4,000 fine for noisy rooster leaves neighbours cock-a-hoop | Hampshire | The Guardian

Attenborough at 99: naturalist ‘goes further than before’ to speak out against industrial fishing in new film | Oceans | The Guardian

Nature nurture: the Devon estate where rewilding and mental health go hand in hand | Rewilding | The Guardian

Country diary: The sizzling sound of ants en masse | Insects | The Guardian

Snake on a train line: Japan’s busiest bullet train route brought to a halt | Japan | The Guardian

‘When she first gave me her paw, my heart melted’: here’s what I’ve learned about taking on a rescue dog | Dogs | The Guardian

Valerie is saved! The recalcitrant houndlet gave up her freedom for a rotisserie chicken and so would I | First Dog on the Moon | The Guardian

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