Animals-and-Pets
BBC Wildlife
Are there any plants in Antarctica?
CONTINENTS DON'T COME ANY MORE inhospitable than Antarctica, where life must contend with the longest, darkest, coldest winters and a year-round blanket of snow and ice.
1 min |
May 2024
BBC Wildlife
LANDLORD OF THE WILD
The humble aardvark is seldom praised for its work digging out homes for other animals
7 min |
May 2024
BBC Wildlife
CRACK DOWN
As the new Amazon drama Poacher hits our screens, we take a look at the fight to end ivory poaching in India
9 min |
May 2024
BBC Wildlife
Wild words
Spending time observing and writing about the natural world can be transformational
7 min |
May 2024
BBC Wildlife
NIGHT PROWL
As shrimp farms encroach on fishing cat habitat in Thailand, scientists are learning how these felines are adapting to a changing world
3 min |
May 2024
BBC Wildlife
THE PUFFARAZZI
Every summer, an epic survey of Iceland's puffins takes place - and two photographers decided to lend a helping hand
7 min |
May 2024
BBC Wildlife
THE ONLY WAY IS UP
A South American frog whose young erupt from the mother's back
2 min |
May 2024
BBC Wildlife
TWIST AND SHOUT
Get ready for a dazzling show as courting birds show off their groovy moves and fabulous colours
2 min |
May 2024
BBC Wildlife
FEMALE OF THE SPECIES
Love is a battlefield for damselflies in distress
2 min |
May 2024
BBC Wildlife
The importance of child's play
Chimpanzee mothers prioritise playtime with their offspring, even when food is scarce
1 min |
May 2024
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New life for our rivers
Europe's dams are being removed at record-breaking speed - freeing rivers and restoring healthy habitats
1 min |
May 2024
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'Stars' are helping repair ruined reefs
Scientists are using steel webs to regrow coral reefs in Indonesia - with impressive results
1 min |
May 2024
BBC Wildlife
Songbird slaughter in Cyprus
Last autumn, almost half a million birds were trapped and killed by gangs on the Mediterranean island
1 min |
May 2024
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Huge rewilding paradise planned for South Africa
The 100,000ha Loskop Dam Nature Reserve project hopes to bring back lost species
1 min |
May 2024
BBC Wildlife
Reefs on TV
This one-off BBC special on coral is a must-see
1 min |
May 2024
BBC Wildlife
Arctic roll
The Arctic tern is the ultimate distance migrant, flying pole to pole every year
1 min |
May 2024
BBC Wildlife
ALL YOU EVER NEEDED TO KNOW ABOUT THE Giant panda
Cuddly-looking with highly distinctive black-and-white fur and dark ‘spectacles’, the giant panda – often referred to simply as the panda – is an undeniably popular and much-loved bear, both the national animal of China and, of course, the iconic logo of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF).
3 min |
December 2023
BBC Wildlife
CRUISE CONTROL
As more people are drawn to experience the frozen frontiers, can tourism to the seventh continent be a good thing for nature?
7 min |
December 2023
BBC Wildlife
COWS COME HOME
Tauros are the closest thing to the extinct aurochs. And they are coming to the UK.
7 min |
December 2023
BBC Wildlife
BIG LITTLE JOURNEYS
A closer look at the smallbut-mighty animals that must travel vast distances to survive
8 min |
December 2023
BBC Wildlife
MOUNTAIN MISSION
Canada lynx and wolverines are secretive creatures, but dedicated scientists in Montana are tracking them to inform conservation
8 min |
December 2023
BBC Wildlife
LET'S GET TOGETHER - ROOSTING PIED WAGTAILS
Remember to look up this Christmas to enjoy gangs of pied wags' gathered in the trees
3 min |
December 2023
BBC Wildlife
FEMALE OF THE SPECIES - REINDEER
Lucy Cooke explains why the females of this Christmas icon have antlers too
2 min |
December 2023
BBC Wildlife
Ancient woodland still at risk from HS2
Scrapping the northern phase has spared some sites, but woodlands and reserves remain under threat
1 min |
December 2023
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Ocean superheroes
Release of 10.000 oysters in North East England promises to improve water quality and marine life
1 min |
December 2023
BBC Wildlife
MEET THE VOLUNTEER - Keith Dobell
The retiree cares for a park, an old railway track and a wood in his home county of Northamptonshire
1 min |
December 2023
BBC Wildlife
GILLIAN BURKE
\"Is the Paris Agreement honeymoon well and truly over?\"
2 min |
December 2023
BBC Wildlife
Britain's wildlife crisis
Recent State of Nature report warns that one in six species in the UK are at risk of extinction
2 min |
December 2023
BBC Wildlife
Restoring the Galápagos
Twelve locally extinct species are set to be reintroduced to Floreana Island, following the removal of invasive mammals
1 min |
December 2023
BBC Wildlife
Suprisingly smart jellies
Caribbean box jellyfish reveal advanced learning despite having no brain
1 min |