The Animal Zoo

I've never really thought of moths except to get annoyed at the ones that flutter around lights and sometimes fly straight into you if y...

Muskoxen are Arctic mammals which are named after the smell given off by the males to attract females during the mating season. This does no...

Who doesn't love monkeys? Monkeys are cute, mischievous and cheeky. They are very inquisitive in nature, which gets them in to all sorts...

Mammoths are the extinct relations of the modern day elephants - relations in the fact that their genus, mammuthus, belongs to the same fami...

Mute swan is not really a great name for such a beautiful bird - apparently it was given this name as it was not as vocal as other species o...

Mobs, gangs and clans - these are the words used when referring to a group of meerkats. Really? Anyone would think we were referring to a te...

Manatees are a large aquatic mammal and are sometimes referred to as sea cows. There are three species of manatees and all are considered vu...

Mules are used throughout the world as beasts of burden, including parts of Asia, Africa and Central and South America. A mule is the offspr...

Macaws belong to the Psittacidae family , which are the true parrots and there are 19 species of macaws, which includes extinct and critical...

Until a few weeks ago, I had never heard of a merle. I'm not sure whether that's something I should proudly announce in public or wh...

The mink belongs to the family Mustelidae in the animal kingdom, which includes other animals such as weasels and ferrets. There are two liv...

Mosquitoes are a family of small flies - in fact their name was taken from Spanish or Portuguese which means "little fly". There a...

Muscovy Ducks (also known as Cairina moschata) are large ducks which are native to Mexico, Central, and South America. They are large ducks ...

Many of us have seen monkeys up close, mostly in zoos, rarely out in the wild, unless you have been fortunate enough to travel to parts of t...

Lions are popular in the use of heraldry and symbolize royalty, bravery and strength and have a long history of being used in this way, thro...

Lemurs belong to the primate order and are native to Madagascar and there are nearly 100 species of lemurs today. Prior to humans arriving o...

Llamas are a species of camelids which are found as domesticated animals in South America and they belong to the same family as the camels. ...