Animals-and-Pets
BBC Wildlife
Crackle and pop
Short-beaked echidnas avoid over-heating by blowing - and bursting - bubbles on their nose
1 min |
Spring 2023
BBC Wildlife
Sloths in new study are stronger on their left side
The consistent tendency for left sidedness across the individuals researched was unexpected
1 min |
Spring 2023
BBC Wildlife
Tiny tempter
It's showtime stickleback for the male three-spined as he tries to attract a mate
1 min |
Spring 2023
BBC Wildlife
Lost & Found
VAGRANT SPECIES DIARY - Greater yellowlegs, Waterford
1 min |
Spring 2023
BBC Wildlife
Reading the signs
Humans can understand gestures of other great apes
1 min |
Spring 2023
BBC Wildlife
MARK CARWARDINE
\"Without anti-poaching patrols, there would be no rhinos left to protect\"
3 min |
Spring 2023
BBC Wildlife
Damselfish behaviour is influenced by rats
Loss of seabirds through rat predation affects reef fish hostility and could have wider impacts
1 min |
Spring 2023
BBC Wildlife
WE BUILT THIS CITY
WOOD ANT NESTS - Discover a mini metropolis housing hundreds of thousands of social insects
3 min |
Spring 2023
BBC Wildlife
AIN'T NOBODY
GANGLY LANCER - When it comes to reproducing, eating and breathing, this strange spider-like creature is all legs
2 min |
Spring 2023
BBC Wildlife
Fight or flight
In one coastal Scottish village, a dispute rages between those who want to shoot wintering pink-footed geese and those who want to protect them
8 min |
Spring 2023
BBC Wildlife
Do not stroke the lion
From patting penguins to selfies with bison, are people becoming more reckless around wildlife? And is education or punishment the answer?
6 min |
Spring 2023
BBC Wildlife
DEEP DIVE
Risso's dolphins are rare and little-known, but conservationists are trying to learn more about them off the Balearic Islands
7 min |
Spring 2023
BBC Wildlife
ON CLOUD 9
High up in the cloud forests of Guatemala lives the breathtakingly beautiful national bird
7 min |
Spring 2023
BBC Wildlife
THE DEER AND THE DEPARTED
Intimate photos of roe deer reveal insights into family life in England's graveyards
3 min |
Spring 2023
BBC Wildlife
“Nature is not a luxury; it is a necessity and a basic human right”
Learning disabilities should not be a barrier to the wild
8 min |
October 2022
BBC Wildlife
GILLIAN BURKE
“Yes, you can plant a tree, but will it survive and thrive?”
3 min |
October 2022
BBC Wildlife
MARK CARWARDINE
“Hare coursing is a serious problem in many rural areas”
3 min |
October 2022
BBC Wildlife
ROOM FOR A LITTLE ONE?
The once ubiquitous house sparrow has suffered a drastic decline. It’s time to step in and lend our small and charming neighbours a helping hand.
7 min |
October 2022
BBC Wildlife
ART FOR CHANGE
Enjoy works from the David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation Wildlife Artist of the Year competition, in association with BBC Wildlife
3 min |
October 2022
BBC Wildlife
BABY LOVE : MICRODON HOVERFLY
Clever adaptations allow the larvae of this parasitic hoverfly to happily munch on ant grubs undetected
2 min |
October 2022
BBC Wildlife
JUMP AROUND - SPAWNING SALMON
Get settled by the water’s edge and marvel at fish bravely leaping homewards to reproduce
3 min |
October 2022
BBC Wildlife
PARTY IN THE PARK
Feeding the coatis has led to a population explosion in one Brazilian city
8 min |
October 2022
BBC Wildlife
RISE & SHINE
Strange but beautiful fungi and slime moulds are popping up beneath our feet. It's time to slow down and marvel at a magical techicolour show.
3 min |
October 2022
BBC Wildlife
Return to the FROZEN PLANET
Over a decade since Frozen Planet first aired on the BBC, the series is back, offering extraordinary new footage of life in the most extreme environments on Earth
9 min |
October 2022
BBC Wildlife
Icelanders are changing their minds - in favour of whales
Here we go again. We were on the verge of celebrating a permanent end to the horrors of Iceland's past - it looked as if it had hung up its harpoons for good - - but our cautious optimism was premature.
2 min |
September 2022
BBC Wildlife
RODENTS REWRITING HISTORY
DNA analysis of island-dwelling voles and mice is revealing startling secrets about our ancient past
7 min |
September 2022
BBC Wildlife
SHOW & TELL
Teaching was once considered a uniquely human behaviour, but science now recognises a small and very diverse group of species as animal teachers
8 min |
September 2022
BBC Wildlife
CROCODILE ISLAND
Welcome to Lago Enriquillo: the undisputed crocodile capital of the Caribbean
7 min |
September 2022
BBC Wildlife
How many leaves on a tree?
To learn more about how trees can mitigate climate change, scientists need to know their leaf area. So how do you work that out?
6 min |
September 2022
BBC Wildlife
PUFFIN SUMMER
Every year, tens of thousands of puffins return to the Welsh isle of Skomer to mate, nest and raise their young
3 min |