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BBC Wildlife

“Our canoe was nearly sunk by a hippo”

Hippos in Niger

3 min |

March 2026

BBC Wildlife

Why does Australia have such weird animals?

AUSTRALIA IS A LONG WAY FROM anywhere and has been for a very long time. The landmass definitively separated from the supercontinent of Gondwana around 40 million years ago and, since then, has existed - as a big blob in the middle of an even bigger ocean - in glorious geographical isolation.

2 min |

March 2026

BBC Wildlife

Which country has the fewest native animals?

AT AROUND 61KM² SAN MARINO, IN Europe, is one of the world's smallest countries. Entirely landlocked, it is surrounded by Italy.

1 min |

March 2026

BBC Wildlife

Why do some species sunbathe?

RING-TAILED LEMURS ARE FAMED FOR their 'sun-worshipping' posture, legs and arms outstretched to reveal their pale bellies. Like humans, they do it to save energy and boost health. Sunlight is necessary to many bodily processes. As a source of vitamin D it's required to maintain bone and muscle health. It is also related to the production of serotonin, the chemical that regulates mood, sleep and stress response.

1 min |

March 2026

BBC Wildlife

ALL YOU EVER NEEDED TO KNOW ABOUT THE Piranha

PIRANHAS HAVE A REPUTATION as some of the most dangerous freshwater hunters: terrifying predators capable of devouring a large mammal in mere minutes.

3 min |

March 2026

BBC Wildlife

EAGLES LANDING

Eagle owls were once heavily persecuted. But thanks to a new initiative, these magnificent birds are reclaiming a wetland home

7 min |

March 2026

BBC Wildlife

Do wild guinea pigs exist?

GUINEA PIGS, WHICH ARE NOT pigs and not from Guinea, are domesticated rodents that do not exist in the wild.

1 min |

March 2026

BBC Wildlife

SNAP-CHAT: THE INSIDE WORLD OF WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY

Boris Belchev on birds, batteries and battling bears with pop music

3 min |

March 2026

BBC Wildlife

Does anything live in the Bermuda Triangle?

THE BERMUDA TRIANGLE, IN THE NORTH Atlantic Ocean, has become infamous for the planes and ships that are said to have vanished without a trace while travelling through the area.

1 min |

March 2026

BBC Wildlife

Do animals have different blood types?

HUMANS HAVE FOUR MAIN BLOOD GROUPS: A, B, AB and O.

1 min |

March 2026

BBC Wildlife

BUFFALO BEDLAM

In a quiet corner of Africa a dramatic and dusty spectacle unfolds with the arrival of megaherds of buffaloes

7 min |

March 2026

BBC Wildlife

STRIKE MODE

Powerful punches. Flesh-tearing teeth. Deadly talons. We explore the best (or is it the worst?) weapons in the natural world.

7 min |

March 2026

BBC Wildlife

Which species mimic others?

MIMICRY IS WHERE ONE SPECIES evolves to look like another. Animals evolve to mimic others in two main ways and they can be classed as either 'honest' or 'dishonest' mimics. In honest mimicry, two or more species – all of which are either unpalatable or toxic to predators – evolve similar characteristics (for example, the same colour pattern). This means that predators only need to have one unpleasant encounter with any of the mimic species to learn the characteristic that signals danger. This makes the predator less likely to attempt to eat any of the mimic species in the future and therefore grants all mimic species a greater level of protection.

1 min |

March 2026

BBC Wildlife

WILD IN THE CITY

Rhino numbers are on the rise in southern Nepal and now these powerful animals are moving into town

2 min |

March 2026

BBC Wildlife

Rhino conservation

THE ARTICLE BY JESS STEVENS ON black rhinos in Namibia ('My only option was to pretend to be a tree', October 2025) reminded me of my visits there more than 20 years ago, when I volunteered for various conservation projects.

2 min |