Gold-coloured bat is 'new species': A golden bat from Bolivia is described as a new species by scientists. bbc.in/Xwrd0i

Horses' ears 'communication tool': Horses look to the ears to work out what another animal is thinking, accord... bbc.in/1tQUjoC

Comedy finale to aid otters charity: The finale of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe's week-long Charity Chuckle w... bbc.in/1y1GQb2

Fish still on decline in Irish Sea: RRestrictions on cod and salmon fishing aimed to rejuvenate falling stocks... bbc.in/XCJsBm

VIDEO: Crane chicks reintroduced to UK: Almost 100 crane chicks brought over from Germany have been released a... bbc.in/1moMoXL

Terns have 'most successful year': A seabird species at a Dorset colony has had its 'most successful' breeding... bbc.in/1uvaoh2

Dolphin 'pushed man underwater': The Irish Whale and Dolphin Group reminds the public to exercise "extreme cau... bbc.in/1oTvuVD

Smallest insect genome sequenced: The Antarctic midge has the smallest insect genome sequenced to date, scient... bbc.in/1rmJu93

GM flies 'could save crops': A type of genetically engineered fly which eventually kills itself off can be an ... bbc.in/1roul7k

Giant Amazon fish 'locally extinct': A 10 foot long fish which used to dominate the Amazon river has been fish... bbc.in/1uP4CHj

Pesticide ban call to save bees: Ministers are facing renewed calls to ban certain pesticides as MSPs prepare ... bbc.in/1uQuGSC

In pictures: Top trunks: Nominate England's "Tree of the Year" bbc.in/1ry3AgH

River turtle mothers 'talk' to young: Amazon river turtles communicate with their hatchlings and with one anot... bbc.in/1rKqW2A

Fish spit ostracod 'fireworks': Filmmakers capture spectacular defensive lightshow bbc.in/1n4F97I

Spiders 'do better' in cities: Female orb-weaving spiders grow larger and have an increased ability to reprodu... bbc.in/1pO7kw3

VIDEO: Gibraltar banishes troublesome monkeys: Gibraltar is planning to banish some of its Barbary macaque pop... bbc.in/1s8aFF4

A sheepdog's 'two rules' for success: Scientists produce a simple mathematical model that explains how a singl... bbc.in/1nA2XR4

Rare antelope births 'fantastic': The birth of a pair of rare bongo antelopes in captivity is "fantastic news"... bbc.in/1qBbqYQ

Inky prints show state of hedgehogs: Hedgehogs are more thinly spread in the UK than previously believed, a st... bbc.in/XeOPGb

Brazil releases 'good' mosquitoes: Brazilian researchers release thousands of mosquitoes infected with a bacte... bbc.in/1mV07vu