Animals-and-Pets
BBC Wildlife
SNAP-CHAT
Fernando Faciole on armadillos, tapirs and being stalked by a jaguar
3 min |
September 2025
BBC Wildlife
What are eyebrows for?
HUMANS AREN'T THE ONLY SPECIES to have eyebrows - but we are the only species to pluck them and then draw them back on again. From the bony brow ridges of chimpanzees to the feathery protuberances of long-eared owls, many species have eyebrow-like structures.
1 min |
September 2025
BBC Wildlife
THE LOST RAPTOR
Rewilding projects are happening across the land, but there's one species on a quiet rewilding mission of its own
7 min |
September 2025
BBC Wildlife
Spiders are some of the most common animals we encounter daily, yet are our greatest source of fear
Fear of spiders is widespread, but just why are we so terrified of our eight-legged friends?
7 min |
September 2025
BBC Wildlife
DOG STARS
Rare and elusive, African wild dogs have incredible hunting abilities and display group dynamics we could learn a lot from
7 min |
September 2025
BBC Wildlife
What is lekking?
IF YOU'RE AN ANIMAL THAT SPENDS most of its life roaming alone rather than living in a family group, finding a mate in the breeding season has to be an organised affair.
1 min |
September 2025
BBC Wildlife
Killer whales groom each other with kelp
World first: orcas witnessed using seaweed scrub to cleanse each other's skin
2 min |
September 2025
BBC Wildlife
KATE BRADBURY
Deep in its labyrinth, a horned beast quietly works a kind of alchemy
3 min |
September 2025
BBC Wildlife
Ash trees fight back
Trees may evolve resistance to lethal fungus
1 min |
September 2025
BBC Wildlife
How does a death roll work?
THE DEATH ROLL IS ABOUT AS GRUESOME as it sounds.
1 min |
September 2025
BBC Wildlife
Fight to wipe out alien species
New Zealand public urged to help rid country of destructive species from overseas
3 min |
September 2025
BBC Wildlife
WILD IN THE CITY
So secretive is the Bogotá rail that most people living in the capital have never even heard of it
2 min |
September 2025
BBC Wildlife
Why are tropical animals so colourful?
FROM THE VIVID FEATHERS OF RAINBOW lorikeets to the bright blue bottoms of mandrills, the tropics are certainly a flamboyant feast for the eyes.
1 min |
September 2025
BBC Wildlife
Why do large whales feed on such small plankton?
ON LAND, VERY SMALL PREY SUCH as mosquitoes, aphids and ants cluster in occasional groups, providing food for other insects and birds such as swifts and green woodpeckers. Larger prey gathers in herds or flocks that occur less frequently. These are preyed upon by medium-sized carnivores, capable of stalking and chasing them.
1 min |
September 2025
BBC Wildlife
Fight to wipe out alien species
New Zealand public urged to help rid country of destructive species from overseas
5 min |
September 2025
BBC Wildlife
Feeding predators saves capercaillies
'Diversionary feeding' reduces the chances of these rare birds' eggs being eaten
1 min |
September 2025
BBC Wildlife
RULING THE ROOST
Unexpectedly smitten by life on a desert ranch in South Texas, Karine Aigner found herself falling for a regular visitor: a fearless young roadrunner she soon named Sir Walter
3 min |
September 2025
BBC Wildlife
ALL YOU EVER NEEDED TO KNOW ABOUT THE Blue-ringed octopus
BLUE-RINGED OCTOPUSES ARE a genus of small octopuses known for their iridescent blue markings. The patterns only reveal themselves when the creatures are disturbed or feel threatened.
3 min |
September 2025
BBC Wildlife
wild SEPTEMBER
7 nature encounters for the month ahead
3 min |
September 2025
BBC Wildlife
Do animals know first aid?
LIFE IS FULL OF HAZARDS FOR EVERY WILD animal - and injuries involving open wounds can often lead to a slow death from infection, unless licking the site alone is sufficient to keep it bacteria-free. But scientists in Uganda have witnessed a more sophisticated approach to wound care and social wellbeing practised by eastern chimpanzees in Budongo Forest, in the country’s Western Region.
1 min |
September 2025
BBC Wildlife
"They're everywhere. Above, below, slicing through the blue"
Grey reef sharks in French Polynesia
2 min |
September 2025
BBC Wildlife
Why are deep sea animals so big?
THE DEEP SEA IS BY FAR THE LARGEST habitat on Earth. It is, says Natalie Lawrence in her book Enchanted Creatures, \"the last wilderness vast enough to hide monsters\".
2 min |
September 2025
BBC Wildlife
COME FLY WITH ME
The sizeable forest insect that glides because its life depends on it
3 min |
September 2025
BBC Wildlife
Meet The Wild Ones
Follow epic expeditions to find rare species
1 min |
September 2025
BBC Wildlife
CALL OF THE WILD
From tweets to underwater songs, discover the astonishing ways animals use sound to survive and thrive
8 min |
September 2025
BBC Wildlife
COME TOGETHER
ASIAN ELEPHANTS Hundreds of huge pachyderms gather to feed, drink and socialise during Sri Lanka's dry season
2 min |
September 2025
BBC Wildlife
Are new laws a threat to nature?
New legislation to tackle river pollution could bring with it a whole new set of problems
5 min |
August 2025
BBC Wildlife
The bullet ant
ALL YOU EVER NEEDED TO KNOW ABOUT
4 min |
August 2025
BBC Wildlife
7 nature encounters for the month ahead
PODS OF ORCAS ARE DRAWN TO the coasts of northernmost Scotland in the summer months, lured by plentiful prey - especially seal pups. When on the hunt, they can come thrillingly close to rocky headlands, and sightings appear to be increasing.
3 min |
August 2025
BBC Wildlife
"It sniffed at my hiking boot and tickled my bum with its snout"
An echidna in Mulligans Flat
2 min |