Mammals
Fascinating facts about our warm blooded friends - the mammals.
What’s the difference between hair and fur?
One of our favourite questions, and the answer might surprise you!
Can hippos breathe underwater?
How exactly have these notoriously aggessive animals evolved to function under the water?
Unicorns of the sea: Why do narwhals have tusks?
What is the narwhal's tusk? How long can it grow? What's it used for? Read on to find out the answers.
Just like that, ‘plonk’, I had an exhausted and soaking wet adult badger on my lap
In the aftermath of floods in Upton-on-Severn, a valiant badger rescue mission unfolds. Louise McGowan from Nature England reports on this heart-warming tale.
Raccoons were introduced to Nazi Germany in the 1930s – and have been causing mayhem ever since
The common raccoon has made itself at home in Germany, but attitudes towards these ‘masked bandits’ are polarised, says Katharina Vlaanderen
"They told me they executed the largest ivory bust in Indian history". Poacher director on the compelling new crime series
Award-winning filmmaker, writer and director Richie Mehta discusses what inspired him to create the new wildlife crime drama, Poacher.
"It's cold-blooded murder": The real-life story behind Poacher, Amazon's blockbuster wildlife crime drama
Poacher is a dramatisation of the largest ever elephant poaching case in India. Graeme Green speaks to Jose Louies, Chief of Enforcement during the investigation, and a host of other experts to find out more about the events that took place, the new crime series and the state of the Asian ivory trade today.
Scientists may be about to save the world's rarest rhino. Here's what they're doing
A ground-breaking procedure involving the world's first IVF rhino pregnancy could save the northern white rhino from extinction.
Skywalker hoolock gibbon: where they live, their incredible song and the story behind their 'Star Wars' name
Where does the endangered Skywalker hoolock gibbon get its unusual name? Why do they sing? And what do they eat? Learn all about this endangered ape with our expert guide.
Rare ape named after Star Wars hero discovered in Myanmar jungle
First identified in China in 2017 by a group of Star Wars-loving scientists, Skywalker gibbons have now been confirmed in Myanmar.
Pet monkeys get welfare lifeline under new English rules
New licensing will restrict keeping of primates as pets in England within the next two years.
Pallas cat guide: where do they live, what do they eat - and how do these cats cope with the cold?
Facts about one of the smallest wild felines in the world – the Pallas cat – including where it is from and how it survives in cold environments
Hippo guide: how big they are, what they eat, how fast they run - and why they are one of the most dangerous animals in the world
The second largest animal on land after the elephant, the Hippopotamus or hippo is a fascinating species which is most powerful – and dangerous in water. Find out more about hippos in our expert guide, including species facts and where to see in the wild.
Almost mythical and incredibly cute pink fairy armadillo even stranger than first thought, say scientists
The extremely rare desert-dwelling armadillo, endemic to central Argentina, looks a bit like a shrimp with claws and spends most of its life underground. Now, new research has revealed that the mammal has 'entirely unique' double skin too...
Remembering Rhinos: stunning photographs of the iconic rhino
The follow up to the highly acclaimed Remembering Elephants, this book a tribute to rhinos and comprises of images generously donated by many of the world’s best wildlife photographers.
I spent 15 days trekking the high peaks of the Himalayas in search of a legendary bear. This is what I saw
Concealed among India’s high peaks is a rare and
secretive creature: the Himalayan brown bear.
Puskar Basu embarks on a quest to track down
this little-known and much maligned mammal
Leopard guide: where they live, what they eat - and why they don't have spots
Learn all about leopards, including where they live, what they eat. hoe they hunt and the different sub species in this expert guide from the African Wildlife Foundation
Mission manatee: how a spring clean in the Gulf of Mexico is creating an oasis for Florida's sea cows
Manatee habitat was threatened in Florida but is being restored, one blade of grass at a time.
When India's grumpiest cat moved into a house in the Himalayas, the family who lived there moved out
On the edge of a remote mountain slope in northern India, a secretive cat becomes part of village life. Wildlife photographer Puskar Basu heads into the Himalayan mountains to find it.
How scientists in Montana are tracking two of the most elusive carnivores in the US: lynx and wolverine
Canada lynx and wolverines are secretive creatures, but dedicated scientists in Montana are tracking them to inform conservation. Documentary photographer and videographer Rob G Green reports...
Giant anteater seen in southern Brazil for the first time in more than 100 years
A giant anteater has been spotted in the south-west of the state of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil more than a century after going locally extinct. Scientists believe the species dispersed from a growing population reintroduced by Rewilding Argentina in Iberá.
Savannah cats as pets: the alarming rise in popularity of keeping hybrid cats
Semi-wild savannah cats are increasing in popularity in the UK, but do they make sensible pets? Charlotte Corney investigates
Why do proboscis monkeys have such big noses?
Why do proboscis monkeys have such noses? Is there a reason behind their enormous size? We take a look
Are any animals bulletproof?
There are some animals, says Ellen Husain, that seem to be able to deflect bullets...