Animals-and-Pets
BBC Wildlife
JAWS 50 THE LEGACY
Half a century after a great white shark terrified cinemagoers, we hunt down the lasting impacts of Spielberg's blockbuster
8 min |
June 2025
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PRIMAL SCREAM
A wildly unusual bird call shatters the peace of a tropical dawn
3 min |
June 2025
BBC Wildlife
Find more birds more of the time with multi-spectrum binoculars from HIKMICRO
Find more birds more of the time with multi-spectrum binoculars from HIKMICRO
2 min |
June 2025
BBC Wildlife
Losing touch with reality
As AI becomes increasingly powerful, what does it mean for the wildlife images we see?
5 min |
June 2025
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Bongos have come home
The secretive antelope is hoping for better times in Kenya
1 min |
June 2025
BBC Wildlife
Do animals get stressed?
We often think of stress as a bad thing, but it has evolved to protect us. When we find ourselves in life-threatening situations, our bodies prepare to fight or run.
1 min |
June 2025
BBC Wildlife
Secrets of the Penguins
New series for National Geographic offers unprecedented insight
1 min |
June 2025
BBC Wildlife
How I learned to speak wolf
Deep in Yellowstone's Lamar Valley, George Bumann develops a sense of what wolves' howls can mean
7 min |
June 2025
BBC Wildlife
Which animal has the longest tail?
STRICTLY SPEAKING, THE TAIL-LIKE structures found in everything from scorpions to mayflies are not true tails. Only vertebrates – animals with a spine – are genuine tail-owners. And among vertebrates, tails are really common.
1 min |
June 2025
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Lesser goldfinches are moving north
Warmer temperatures are leading these irrepressible golden-hued birds to expand their range in the USA
1 min |
June 2025
BBC Wildlife
Do chimps ‘talk’ with their hands?
ABOUT 50 YEARS AGO, RESEARCHERS Beatrix and Alan Gardner taught a young female chimp called Washoe how to sign using American sign language.
3 min |
June 2025
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SNAP-CHAT
Nick Garbutt is loving lemurs and big cats, but midges? No thanks
3 min |
June 2025
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FEMALE OF THE SPECIES
A self-replicating sisterhood of salamander gene thieves
2 min |
June 2025
BBC Wildlife
THE JOYS OF SPRINGWATCH
As our beloved nature show celebrates its 20th birthday, anchor Chris Packham shares his favourite moments from the seasonal wildlife extravaganza
6 min |
June 2025
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ALL YOU EVER NEEDED TO KNOW ABOUT Walruses
WALRUSES LIVE IN THE ARCTIC and sub-Arctic.
3 min |
June 2025
BBC Wildlife
Do insects fart?
MANY OF OUR FELLOW CREATURES CAN let rip - including some insects. Let’s start with the basics.
1 min |
June 2025
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Why don’t seals drown?
HUMAN FREEDIVERS CAN DESCEND to significant depths on just one lungful of air.
2 min |
June 2025
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WILD IN THE CITY
The puma is the 'small cat' with a big presence, as Los Angeles resident P-22 went to prove
2 min |
June 2025
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HELPING HANDS
Every year in Germany, thousands of fawns perish during hay-making season. Now volunteers are using technology to rescue them
7 min |
June 2025
BBC Wildlife
YOU GOTTA MOVE
The broad wingspan of this roamer carries it across the oceans in search of food
2 min |
June 2025
BBC Wildlife
Do we really know more about space than the ocean?
WELL, NOT QUITE – BUT IT’S TRUE THAT about 80 per cent of our ocean floor remains unexplored and uncharted.
1 min |
June 2025
BBC Wildlife
Driven grouse shooting
I COMPLETELY AGREE WITH MARK Carwardine’s opinion on grouse shooting (May 2025 issue).
3 min |
June 2025
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Colossal squid spotted
Specimen recorded 600m deep in the South Atlantic
1 min |
June 2025
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GILLIAN BURKE
“Britain could become an island laboratory for nature's recovery”
2 min |
June 2025
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"The level of complacency about conservation is rapidly evolving into outright hostility"
CONSERVATIVE PARTY LEADER Kemi Badenoch called environmentalists trying to stop the approval of new North Sea oil and gas fields 'eco-nutters' during Prime Minister's Questions.
3 min |
June 2025
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Giant crabs in Kuna Yala
“A colossal crab the size of a car tyre was pushing against my door”
2 min |
June 2025
BBC Wildlife
Which animals live in the hottest temperatures?
PLENTY OF ANIMALS CAN HANDLE extreme heat and, for obvious reasons, they tend to live in the tropics, often in deserts. Camels, for instance, can cope with temperatures of up to 49°C, thanks largely to their humps, where lots of their fat is stored.
1 min |
June 2025
BBC Wildlife
SEA OF GIANTS
An unusual alliance is forming to save Sri Lanka's remarkable whales
7 min |
May 2025
BBC Wildlife
My friends, the owls
In the company of owls, Polly Atkin finds solace from debilitating illness
7 min |
May 2025
BBC Wildlife
Boffins breed 'mammoth mouse'
Progress made in quest to bring back Ice Age giant
1 min |