Residing on the remote Atlantic island of St. Helena, Jonathan the giant tortoise is estimated to have been born in ... but ...

The mega-coral measures 34 metres by 32 metres – making it larger than a blue whale – and it is thought to be three centuries ...

On Remembrance Sunday the BBC could have used its Radio 4 Appeal to support any number of service-related charities. But with ...

We were flying in the direction of Alphonse, a private island resort in the outer islands of the Seychelles, one hour by ...

Mostly they stuck to a grass verge along the promenade – a relief to cyclists and runners more used to dodging dogs than ...

Turn a corner to see coconuts fall from the many trees, or you might spot giant Aldabra tortoises roaming around ... Points ...

Ms Leek, 58, bought the giant animal, the largest tortoise species in Africa, to keep her company while she was recovering from cancer, and the pair quickly became soulmates. The eight-year-old ...

Let's take a look at the remarkable comebacks of seven more animal species that were once thought to be extinct.

Giant tadpoles aren't particularly unusual. Paradoxical frog tadpoles — yes, that's actually the name of a type of frog that still lives in South America today — grow up to 27cm, double the ...

The oldest known tadpole fossil, which belongs to this species, was found in the Patagonia region of Argentina. Gabriel Lío While in search of dinosaur fossils, a team of Argentine and Chinese ...

Scientists have discovered the fossil remains of the world's oldest tadpole. It was found in the South American country of Argentina and dates back around 160 million years ago, to the Jurassic ...

Scientists have found the oldest fossil of a giant tadpole, which moved more than 160 million years ago. The recent fossil discovery in Argentina predates the former ancient record holder by ...