Mammals
Fascinating facts about our warm blooded friends - the mammals.
Why 8 Texan pumas were released in Florida – and what happened next
In 1995, wildlife managers took a bold decision to try and save Florida's puma's from extinction.
The mega-cute cat that thinks it's a monkey, which can hang from a branch by a single foot and catch itself mid-fall
This small cat is known for its acrobatic abilities in the rainforest
“No one wants to use the word ‘cull’”. There’s an island off the UK overrun with wallabies – and they’re causing chaos
Feral wallaby populations are growing on the Isle of Man – and native wildlife is suffering, dividing opinion among islanders
Trail cameras catch jaguars in Brazil acting just like house cats – and scientists are using the behaviour to protect them
When Brazilian scientists placed a load of mats in the jaguar’s preferred trees and dens, the big cats started doing something very familiar.
Science may finally have discovered why humans are so good at drinking booze
Dietary habits of ancient great apes help to explain why humans are so good at metabolising alcohol, new study finds.
How many species of human have there been?
We aren’t the only humans to have called Earth ‘home’; before us there were dozens of human species and like us they travelled far and wide…
The 5 weirdest mice on the planet, from one that howls at the moon to another that can regrow its spinal cord
We take a look at the weirdest mice in the world
Not all cats hate water: Meet the wild cats – big and small – that are expert swimmers, including one that can swim underwater
You might think cats hate water – but in the wild, many feline species take to it with surprising ease. Meet the cats that dive, paddle and wade like pros
"I watched, breathless, as the sunlight caught the ripple of his stripes": a dream come true for the ‘world’s unluckiest tiger researcher’
Kanchan Thapa, Deputy Conservation Program Director at WWF-Nepal, tells George Mitchell his tiger conservation story – from the ‘unluckiest tiger researcher in the world’ to finally seeing the stripes.
On the brink of extinction: The 10 rarest dogs in the world, from the beautiful Ethiopian wolf to the bizarre aquatic bush dog
Meet the planet’s most elusive canids.
Meet the world's deadliest rat, which contains enough poison to kill an elephant
Predators beware! The world’s deadliest rat carries enough toxin to kill an elephant
“A huge moment”. Camera traps film baby beavers at Cornish rewilding site
Conservationists in Cornwall were excited to glimpse a beaver kit and believe its litter marks the first wild-born babies born at the Helman Tor rewilding site.
Its top speed is 50 miles per hour, it's constantly on the move and takes part in one of the greatest spectacles on Earth
Wildebeest are some of the most important and impressive animals on the African savanna. From mass migrations and group defence tactics to mysterious female horns, here’s what makes these large antelopes truly remarkable
What's the difference between humans and apes? And when did we first appear?
We may be part of the same overarching group as chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans, but there are lots of things that set us apart from these other great apes…
“I moved to remote cabins in Yellowstone National Park and learned to speak with the wolves – this is what they’ve taught me”
Deep in Yellowstone’s Lamar Valley, George Bumann develops a sense of what wolves’ howls can mean
It can scale vertical cliffs, shuffles along on its bottom grazing like a cow, and has flowing blond hair and a blazing red chest: Here's the planet's weirdest monkey
Picture a primate that grazes like a cow, climbs cliffs like a mountain goat and forms groups as big as shoals of fish. Noah Snyder-Mackler introduces Ethiopia’s gelada.
This Californian waterway was a polluted wasteland –then the sea otters arrived
We knew sea otters saved kelp forests. But we didn’t know they could save estuaries, too
It is one of the most iconic, revered – and feared -mammals in the world – with a powerful roar that can be heard for miles
Often described as the king of the jungle, lions are a distinctive and well-known big cat species. Learn about lions in our expert guide, including where they live in the wild and diet.
The social lives of 37 female chimpanzees were studied to see if sisterhood exists in the animal world – with amazing results
Female chimps are less social than males – but forming friendships lead to important outcomes for their offspring
WHERE are the big cats that roam wild in the UK? From the Cumbrian panther to the Beast of Woodchester here are 10 of the most notorious
We take a look at the big cats - both real and legend – that have roamed the wilds of the UK
11 gruesome cannibal animals: Discover the surprising creatures that feast on their own kind
It may seem gruesome, but many animals have been recorded feeding on their own species. Here are 11 cannibalistic animals, including some that might surprise you.
Enormous wildfire tears through world's largest tropical wetland. Then camera traps capture something odd
Following a 2020 blaze in the Brazilian Pantanal, researchers were surprised by the behaviour of many of the wetland's wild animals, not least its jaguars.
Scientists hid 956 camera traps across the Himalayas, sprayed them with perfume and waited...
The researchers were on a mission to learn more about one of India's most elusive apex predators. Here's what they discovered.
Dramatic footage shows moment two massive elephant seals collide in Antarctica
The two bull elephant seals are fighting for control of the beach – a brutal contest of size, strength and strategy.