The field guide

Author: Murad

Murad Ali Khan is a researcher and writer who edits Zooologist's animal guides. He is also the editor of KidzFeed, a free learning site for children aged 8 to 13, and writes evidence-led science explainers for SciQuest. His approach is the same on every site. The answer comes first, in plain English. Every key fact links to the museum, university, zoo, government agency or journal it comes from. On Zooologist that means checking speeds, sizes, lifespans and population figures against primary studies and the IUCN Red List. It also means saying plainly when a popular animal "fact" has no measurement behind it, and comparing big numbers with things readers can picture. He leads a small team of writers and editors that includes teachers, students and IT graduates. AI tools help with research and drafting, but every key figure is checked against the sources listed on the page before it is published.

Articles

Birds

How do owls fly silently?

Big, light wings, a comb of serrations on the leading edge, soft fringes on the trailing edge and a velvety…

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Mammals

Animals that live in the Arctic

Polar bears, Arctic foxes, walruses, belugas, narwhals, snowy owls and more: 13 animals that live in the Arctic, each with…

7 min read

Mammals

The Arctic food web explained

From tiny plankton to polar bears, a clickable diagram of the Arctic food web on sea and land, and why…

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