Today The Naturalist Online is going to cover Zoos.

Zoos often get a bad rep, for many reasons. But today I’m going to talk to you about the role of zoos, what they actually do but aren’t always very good at telling you.

Collective Nouns are great in helping you describe a group of animals you see. However, words that describe a specific group of animals, for example “a crash of rhinos” or “a journey of giraffes” are stupid. In fact at one point in history you might have been ridiculed for using them… But why?

Since the launch of Pokemon Red & Blue back in 1996 for the Game Boy, Pokemon has become an incredible and massive franchise. Now with over 800 Pokemon and more to come soon with the release of the new mainline games Pokemon Sword and Shield I thought I should dive in to see where the ideas for this menagerie of Pocket Monsters come from.

Many of you have probably heard of a species, and definitely know what animals are. But what if I told you that that species doesn't exist? In fact none of them do!

Since the launch of Pokemon Red & Blue back in 1996 for the Game Boy, Pokemon has become an incredible and massive franchise. Now with over 800 Pokemon and more to come soon with the release of the new mainline games Pokemon Sword and Shield I thought I should dive in to see where the ideas for this menagerie of Pocket Monsters come from.

You may have heard of an Endangered Species before or an Animal that is Endangered. But what does it mean to be Endangered and how does a species become Endangered?

Since the launch of Pokemon Red & Blue back in 1996 for the Game Boy, Pokemon has become an incredible and massive franchise. Now with over 800 Pokemon and more to come soon with the release of the new mainline games Pokemon Sword and Shield I thought I should dive in to see where the ideas for this menagerie of Pocket Monsters come from.

On the latest episode of Crazy, Wild, Myths on The Naturalist Online we discuss the Crocodile Bird. The amazing story of the symbiosis between Crocodiles (the Nile Crocodile) and a bird that cleans their mouths, eating the small bits of old an rotting meat from out between the teeth of a basking Crocodile.

Come join me on a walking Safari! Recorded in 2017, come join me (in full 350 degree video) and some friends on a walk in the South African bush, the Greater Kruger National Park.

New episode of The Naturalist Online! The Giant Panda is a very widely recognised animal.

In this episode of The Naturalist Online! It has long been thought that snakes can't hear, they are deaf, because they lack ears.

First episode on The Naturalist Online! An extended version of a video made for the BBC Earth Presenter Search in 2018.