Animals-and-Pets
BBC Wildlife
Can animals make friends?
THERE ARE MANY REASONS WHY ANIMAL species band together with others of their kind – for protection in numbers, to achieve a common goal, to safeguard young or to maximise breeding opportunities. But are any of these relationships true friendships in our human understanding of the word?
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November 2025
BBC Wildlife
What is the rights of nature movement?
THE RIGHTS OF NATURE MOVEMENT argues that nonhuman natural entities and ecosystems, from rivers to woodlands and coral reefs to savannahs, are not mere property but rights holders in law.
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November 2025
BBC Wildlife
BEAK & CLAW
Raptors have declined across Africa, but a new effort to safeguard them is underway
7 min |
November 2025
BBC Wildlife
TAKE ME TO THE RIVER
Going deep into the Amazon on a river cruise offers a different way of experiencing this extraordinary place
7 min |
November 2025
BBC Wildlife
NIGHT MOVES
Noctourism reveals wildlife's secret rhythms while boosting vital conservation efforts
7 min |
November 2025
BBC Wildlife
Mountain highs and seafaring lows with Lauren Owens Lambert
THE INSIDE WORLD OF WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY
3 min |
November 2025
BBC Wildlife
Proboscis monkey's big nose boosts vocal identity
A new study shows how nose shape creates resonant frequencies that allow individuals to be recognised
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November 2025
BBC Wildlife
"I have never known fear like it"
Leopard and lions in Mozambique
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November 2025
BBC Wildlife
Free as a bird
THE ARTICLE ON HOW ANIMALS USE sound in the September issue included comment on dialect or accent in birdsong.
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November 2025
BBC Wildlife
Rattlesnakes inbreeding
Break up of habitat leads to desperate measures
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November 2025
BBC Wildlife
The battle of the pollinators
A dramatic rise in the number of managed beehives is negatively impacting wild pollinating insects
5 min |
November 2025
BBC Wildlife
WILD IN THE CITY
The monk parakeet has been a colourful, not to mention noisy, addition to the cityscapes of Madrid
2 min |
November 2025
BBC Wildlife
GOING ON A BEAR HUNT
An innovative scheme in rugged Italian mountains aims to protect a tiny population of rarely seen brown bears
7 min |
November 2025
BBC Wildlife
ALL YOU EVER NEEDED TO KNOW ABOUT THE Tarantula hawk wasp
NEITHER ARACHNID NOR BIRD, THE tarantula hawk is a large wasp (there are over 130 known species) that gets its confusing name from a fearsome habit of preying on tarantulas and other large spiders to feed its larval young.
3 min |
November 2025
BBC Wildlife
wild NOVEMBER
THE ARRIVAL OF PINK-FOOTED geese is a seasonal event that people have been watching since time immemorial.
3 min |
November 2025
BBC Wildlife
Can mammals glow in the dark?
BIOLUMINESCENT CREATURES, SUCH as glowworms, fireflies and oceanic algae that light up like underwater stars, produce their own light.
1 min |
November 2025
BBC Wildlife
WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR
Enjoy all the category winners from the renowned Natural History Museum competition, now in its 61st year
6 min |
November 2025
BBC Wildlife
SAND ON MY FEET
Thousands of turtles emerge from the ocean to lay their eggs - but only a handful of hatchlings will make it
2 min |
November 2025
BBC Wildlife
Which animal has the best sense of direction?
DOMESTIC HOMING PIGEONS ARE famed for their acute sense of direction and uncanny ability to find their way home - sometimes from distances of more than 10,000km. During World War I, as part of his service in the US Army Signal Corps, a plucky little pigeon named Cher Ami flew 40km through intense German fire to deliver a critical message to American forces. His ability to fly with accuracy and speed saved the lives of 194 US soldiers and later earned Cher Ami the French Croix de Guerre medal.
1 min |
November 2025
BBC Wildlife
Who owns the ocean?
LAND CAN BE DIVIDED UP SOMEWHAT clearly (although there are disputes about who owns what), but what happens when it comes to water? Technically, no one owns the ocean, but some countries have jurisdiction in some seas.
1 min |
November 2025
BBC Wildlife
What's the world's largest national park?
NATURAL AREAS HAVE BEEN GRANTED a wide variety of protections, according to local, national and international standards. But Greenland takes the cake on a national level.
1 min |
November 2025
BBC Wildlife
AS THE WORM TURNS
It looks like a big worm - but has teeth, tentacles and a pseudo penis
3 min |
November 2025
BBC Wildlife
Sociable weavers on a killing spree
These Southern African birds commit infanticide - for no known reason
1 min |
November 2025
BBC Wildlife
KATE BRADBURY
ON A MILD AUTUMN DAY I MIGHT catch a red admiral butterfly taking the last of summer’s nectar, basking in sunshine or flying among the rooftops against a brilliant blue sky. I keep a mental log of my last butterfly sighting of the year, which soon becomes my first butterfly of the new year. Both are always a red admiral.
2 min |
November 2025
BBC Wildlife
SNAP-CHAT
Lara Jackson talks magical otters, curious rhinos and ticks in the toes
3 min |
October 2025
BBC Wildlife
What's the difference between global warming and climate change?
PEOPLE OFTEN USE THE TERMS global warming and climate change interchangeably, but they describe different concepts. Global warming refers to Earth’s increasing surface temperature.
1 min |
October 2025
BBC Wildlife
THE FROZEN CONTINENT
Visit the epic landscapes of Antarctica with HX Hurtigruten Expeditions, the unique cruise line made for curious travellers
3 min |
October 2025
BBC Wildlife
Dragonfly dialogue
STARTED TALKING TO DRAGONFLIES IN India at a place where my husband and I stayed several times in the foothills of the Himalayas.
1 min |
October 2025
BBC Wildlife
What's the largest animal gathering on Earth?
PEOPLE LOVE A PARTY. BUT AS POPULOUS as our species is, the headcounts at our gatherings don't match those of other species. The Maha Kumbh Mela, a Hindu pilgrimage in Prayagraj, India, drew more than 660 million people in January 2025. But this horde - thought to be the largest in human history – pales in comparison to the groups formed by our animal relatives.
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October 2025
BBC Wildlife
Do plants have memory?
TO HAVE TRUE MEMORY AN ORGANISM requires brain cells to store experiences through the action of sophisticated neurotransmitters. Plants lacking brain cells therefore cannot be said to have that capacity for memory. However, there is evidence that some plants adapt their characteristics based on 'remembered' experiences.
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