A weekly magazine about animals in action, in close-up and in our lives with Tony Soper
Awakening Spring: In North America the beavers have started work, the flowers are emerging, and the ospreys have built their nests.
A Matter of Stripes: ...a look at two different kinds of zebras.
Do Animals Dream?: Dr Chris Evans of the National Physical Laboratory considers what happens when animals go to sleep; which ones dream and why.
Mandarins in Action: Mandarin ducks are very colourful, and the uniform of the drakes is designed to show off to their mates.
(from BBC South and West)