Animals
Chimpanzees have same conversation style as humans finds University of St Andrews
![The whales were stranded in Orkney](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18299516.jpg)
![The whales were stranded in Orkney](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18299516.jpg)
![Safari park keepers’ joy as third sea lion pup is born within a year](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18298216.jpg)
![Safari park keepers’ joy as third sea lion pup is born within a year](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18298216.jpg)
![Hennes the goat](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18211302.jpg)
![Hennes the goat](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18211302.jpg)
![Jack the Staffordshire Bull Terrier has been at Glasgow Dogs Trust for three years](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18205223.jpg)
![Jack the Staffordshire Bull Terrier has been at Glasgow Dogs Trust for three years](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18205223.jpg)
![Peter, a 31-year-old male chimpanzee, explores the surrounding of his new home at Blair Drummond Safari and Adventure Park, near Stirling.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18007531.jpg)
![Peter, a 31-year-old male chimpanzee, explores the surrounding of his new home at Blair Drummond Safari and Adventure Park, near Stirling.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18007531.jpg)
![Yampil the bear](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17638774.jpg)
![Yampil the bear](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17638774.jpg)
![Toffee has been adopted from Dogs Trust in Glasgow](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17589325.jpg)
![Toffee has been adopted from Dogs Trust in Glasgow](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17589325.jpg)
![Vets Now treats a Dalmatian over the festive period.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17554417.jpg)
![Vets Now treats a Dalmatian over the festive period.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17554417.jpg)
![Ice Bed by Nima Sarikhani, UK, of a polar bear in Norway's Svalbard archipelago.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17494567.jpg)
![Ice Bed by Nima Sarikhani, UK, of a polar bear in Norway's Svalbard archipelago.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17494567.jpg)
!['Scotland’s loneliest sheep' rescued after being marooned at foot of cliff for years](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17407944.jpg)
!['Scotland’s loneliest sheep' rescued after being marooned at foot of cliff for years](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17407944.jpg)
![Endangered Rothchild's giraffe Sifa](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17259110.jpg)
![Endangered Rothchild's giraffe Sifa](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17259110.jpg)
![The iconic mountain hare – Scotland’s only native hare - was among the 84 species killed](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17181012.jpg)
![The iconic mountain hare – Scotland’s only native hare - was among the 84 species killed](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17181012.jpg)
Exclusive
![A competition has been launched to name an Arctic fox cub](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17000429.jpg)
![A competition has been launched to name an Arctic fox cub](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17000429.jpg)
![A pine marten](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17034183.jpg)
![A pine marten](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17034183.jpg)
![Archive image of osprey chick](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17001738.jpg)
![Archive image of osprey chick](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17001738.jpg)
![Five adorable Arctic Fox cubs have been born in Scotland.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17000485.jpg)
![Five adorable Arctic Fox cubs have been born in Scotland.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17000485.jpg)
![Golden retrievers at Guisachan House](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16999779.jpg)
![Golden retrievers at Guisachan House](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16999779.jpg)
![The bearded dragon is now receiving care in one of the Scottish SPCA's rehoming centres.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16996969.jpg)
![The bearded dragon is now receiving care in one of the Scottish SPCA's rehoming centres.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16996969.jpg)
![Meerkats from Edinburgh Zoo will move into an enclosure at the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People in the capital (Chris Watt Photography/ECHC)](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16986467.jpg)
![Meerkats from Edinburgh Zoo will move into an enclosure at the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People in the capital (Chris Watt Photography/ECHC)](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16986467.jpg)
![The SSPCA has launched an appeal to locate the llama owner.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16924020.jpg)
![The SSPCA has launched an appeal to locate the llama owner.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16924020.jpg)
Llama drama
![A minke whale carcass was found washed up on a North Berwick](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16751485.jpg)
![A minke whale carcass was found washed up on a North Berwick](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16751485.jpg)
![Ruth Holmes next to Auchentroig Woodland in autumn 2020.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16746292.jpg)
![Ruth Holmes next to Auchentroig Woodland in autumn 2020.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16746292.jpg)
![The whale has been confirmed as a juvenile humpback.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16745054.jpg)
![The whale has been confirmed as a juvenile humpback.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16745054.jpg)
![Humpback whale washes up in Loch Fleet](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16743149.jpg)
![Humpback whale washes up in Loch Fleet](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16743149.jpg)
![A minke whale has washed up on a East Lothian beach.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16691483.jpg)
![A minke whale has washed up on a East Lothian beach.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16691483.jpg)
![Additional precautions will also be put in place for animals coming to Scotland from areas with a higher risk of infection.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/8830982.jpg)
![Additional precautions will also be put in place for animals coming to Scotland from areas with a higher risk of infection.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/8830982.jpg)
![The sound of distressed animals raised the alarm about the blaze, police revealed.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16622038.jpg)
![The sound of distressed animals raised the alarm about the blaze, police revealed.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16622038.jpg)
![Northern Gannets are among the seabirds expected to return to Scotland's coasts and islands.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16610647.jpg)
![Northern Gannets are among the seabirds expected to return to Scotland's coasts and islands.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16610647.jpg)
![Police have launched an appeal after the bird was put down.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12144723.jpg)
![Police have launched an appeal after the bird was put down.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12144723.jpg)
![Camperdown Wildlife Centre put down five wolves on Monday.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16608084.jpg)
![Camperdown Wildlife Centre put down five wolves on Monday.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16608084.jpg)
![Adder numbers in Scotland could be falling, according to conservation experts.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/14089453.jpg)
![Adder numbers in Scotland could be falling, according to conservation experts.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/14089453.jpg)
![24/7 Pet Hospital. Natalie,Twentysix03 Entertainment Ltd, Barry Pells](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16441157.jpg)
![24/7 Pet Hospital. Natalie,Twentysix03 Entertainment Ltd, Barry Pells](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16441157.jpg)
![The minke whale washed up on a beach in Shetland on Wednesday morning](/resources/images/128x89/1x/14484387.jpg)
![The minke whale washed up on a beach in Shetland on Wednesday morning](/resources/images/180x180/1x/14484387.jpg)
![(top clockwise) Bison, Boar, Ostrich. Credit: Canva](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13954346.jpg)
![(top clockwise) Bison, Boar, Ostrich. Credit: Canva](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13954346.jpg)
![Wildcats at Highland Wildlife Park's Saving Wildcats conservation centre. Credit: RZSS/Saving Wildcats/PA](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13794552.jpg)
![Wildcats at Highland Wildlife Park's Saving Wildcats conservation centre. Credit: RZSS/Saving Wildcats/PA](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13794552.jpg)
![Byara the bear will have a new home in Scotland](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13457479.jpg)
![Byara the bear will have a new home in Scotland](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13457479.jpg)
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