The book also introduces readers to prehistoric mustelids, a family of carnivores that includes weasels, badgers and wolverines. These ancient mammals were far larger than their modern relatives.

Stephen Lewis Detail from the color plate of the bridled weasel, also known as the long-tailed weasel, from Audubon’s book of mammals. Stephen Lewis Detail from the color plate of John James ...

After a 15-year hiatus from art, Eggers has returned to the drawing board with the whimsical new book Ungrateful Mammals. In the book he pairs his sketches with quotations plucked from Bible ...

The book centres on one of nature’s most dramatic spectacles: the ‘lek’, where male birds perform elaborate mating rituals to ...

Rosie is a freelance writer living in London. She has covered everything from ancient Egyptian temples to exciting medical breakthroughs, but she particularly enjoys writing about wildlife ...

Early mammals had dark inconspicuous fur and only came out at night until dinosaurs became extinct, scientists believe. A study of colouration of mammals that lived in the Mesozoic era – around ...