Mammals

Fascinating facts about our warm blooded friends - the mammals.

Hedgehog. © Luke Millward/The Mammal Society

Predicting hedgehog danger zones on British roads

Wild Sumatran orangutan hanging on liana and looking at camera

Orangutan guide: species facts, diet and best places to see

Group of zebra

Zebra guide: species facts, where they live and migration

Black Rhino with calf

Rhino guide: how to identify, where to see and why they’re endangered

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Elephant guide: species facts and best places to see in the wild

Snow leopard (Panthera uncia) in a snowstorm

Snow leopard guide: habitat, diet and conservation

Lioness snarling in the rain

Apex predators in the wild: which mammals are the most dangerous?

Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) silverback, Rwanda

Gorilla guide: where they live, diet, and conservation

Hirola. © Hirola Conservation Program

Hirola guide: where they live, why they’re endangered, and conservation

American mink. © Roland Hemmi/Getty

Conservationists plan complete eradication of mink from East Anglia

Adult jaguar on the edge of a river in the rainforest

Jaguar guide: how to identify, where to see and conservation

A giraffe mother grooming her calf in Serengeti/Credit: Getty Images

Giraffe guide: species facts, lifespan and habitat

Red fox standing in the garden with flowers near the house in a suburb of London. © DG Wildlife/Getty

Identify Wildlife

How to identify animal droppings

Gordon with 'Bryansk', a young male Eurasian lynx rescued from the pet trade. © Oak Island Films Ltd/Hello Halo TV

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Humpback whale mother and calf. © Emma Holman/Getty

Comeback for humpback whales