Mammal

Spine cross section from a hedgehog Illustration from “30 Animals that made us smarter” by Patrick Ayree (BBC Books).

European Hedgehog Illustration from “30 Animals that made us smarter” by Patrick Ayree (BBC Books).

Polar bear with detail of the skin and fur, and SEM scale detail of guard hairs. Illustration from “30 Animals that made us smarter” by Patrick Ayree (BBC Books).

Egyptian Rousette Bat Rousettus aegyptiacus, an animal used by humans for biomimicry. Illustration from the cover of “30 animals that made us smarter” by Partick Aryee.  This illustration cannot be re-used in any other book titles.

Egyptian Rousette Bat Rousettus aegyptiacus, an animal used by humans for biomimicry. Illustration from the cover of “30 animals that made us smarter” by Partick Aryee.  This illustration cannot be re-used in any other book titles.

Illustration from the cover of “30 animals that made us smarter” by Partick Aryee.  Illustration cannot be re-used in any other book titles.

Illustration from the cover of “30 animals that made us smarter” by Partick Aryee.  Illustration cannot be re-used in any other book titles.

Thomsons Gazelle Eudorcas thomsonii illustration from A Life on Our Planet by David Attenborough

Tarpan Equus ferus ferus illustration from A Life on Our Planet by David Attenboroug

Sunda pangolin Manis japonica illustration from A Life on Our Planet by David Attenborough

Blue whale Balaenoptera musculus illustration from A Life on Our Planet by David Attenborough

Grey seal and pup Halichoerus grypus basking on the shoreline

Clouded leopard Neofelis nubulosa at rest on a tree branch pencil sketch

Diagram showing homologous bones in the arm and wing; with bat, bird and human illustrated

Sketchbook study of a dead Bank vole Myodes glareolus, brought in by a cat

Bagot goat Capra aegagrus hircus, this species lives semi-wild at Blithfield Hall, Staffordshire.

Water vole Arvicola amphibius pencil sketch of stream bank and a vole swimming underwater emitting air bubbles

Water vole Arvicola amphibius tracks footprints

Water vole Arvicola amphibius showing how fluffy and formless these creatires are, in profile on sandy bank with background riparian vegetation

Wood mouse Apodemus sylvaticus

Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus in flight

Red deer Cervus elaphus buck with antlers with inset of doe head, both in profile, cut to whtie

Roe deer Capreolus capreolus in profile cut to white with details of the distinctive white patch on the back side, and the head of the doe

Otter Lutra lutra in amongst reeds and in a patch of clear mud, startled and looking at the viewer, showing webbed feet and pale chin and chest