Novosibirsk: the Chicago of Siberia, that once housed some of planet's most valuable treasures

The Russian president chooses an elevated spot overlooking the Yenisei River to unwind ahead of his special day on Monday.

There are less than 120 of these animals living in the wild and we promise one of them IS in this photo.

Darina now on the way to a longed-for normal childhood thanks to pioneering British treatment - and our generous readers.

Poaching, climate change and excessive hunting caused colossal population drop.

Intriguing evidence from well-preserved calf Yuka of ‘cobra hood-shaped bulge’ on trunk that is absent in modern elephants