BBC Wildlife Magazine
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"Its skin and blubber combined can account for nearly half its entire body mass. That’s more than half a tonne and their bodies seem to spread out in all directions."
Just why do walruses look so flabby - and lumbering on land? Stuart Blackman takes a look
It has iron-coated razor-sharp teeth, weighs the same as a keg of beer and delivers its deadly venom by raking its teeth through its prey’s flesh
Komodo dragons have inspired myths and legends for centuries. We take a look at the fearsome predator
Do animals laugh like us?
Can animals laugh? Sophie Scott takes a look at the evidence
“He was struggling to stay afloat and clearly distressed…” Watch emotional whale rescue that broke the internet and cost a whopping 6 figures
Having spent more than 24 hours snared in a subsea cable, this humpback was finally set free – but saving his life came at a price.
“As far as I know, this is the first image of a wolf on the Mediterranean shore”
Italian wolves have come a long way since numbers dwindled towards extinction – far enough to feel the sand between their toes.
Are any animals actually bulletproof?
There are some animals, says Ellen Husain, that seem to be able to deflect bullets...
It can grow a mighty 91cm a day – and reach a staggering 30m tall
Did you know the fastest growing plant in the world can grow nearly a metre a day?
Why jellyfish can still sting when they're dead
Peter Richardson explains how jellyfish are able to sting you even if they're dead
"He stopped, looked at me, snorted – and charged. I turned and ran, but was unceremoniously catapulted by the irate beast"
It looks like a gentle giant, but get too close and this 350kg mammal can charge – as one wildlife expert discovered the hard way
4 animals that can cheat death again and again and refuse to die...
Do these animals really live forever?
"If it were human-sized, its speed would equate to 800kmph – faster than a speeding bullet"
Did you know the fastest insect runs at 2.5m per second? Pretty impressive says David Butvill
"I was attacked in a bamboo forest in South Korea. I still remember how fast I had to run."
Agorastos Papatsanis on the magic of mushrooms and running from wasps
Were dinosaurs lizards?
Why, despite looking like lizards, dinosaurs aren't lizards
"I was dragged into the murk. I clawed at the sand in hope of grabbing a rock to hit it with and pry my leg out from its jaws"
Marine biologist Melissa Cristina Márquez went searching for one predator – but had a scary encounter with another.
One of the world’s biggest predators can’t breathe underwater – yet it can stay submerged for hours
Laura Kojima explains how alligators are able to stay submerged underwater without breathing for hours at a time
"When it hatches, it goes on a bit of a murder spree. Despite being featherless, with its eyes still closed, it chucks the other eggs over the edge"
How on Earth do cuckoos trick mothers into adopting their eggs and raising their young?
"It lifted its head and – boom! The leopard was hanging from its neck like a huge mango on a tree…"
Aishwarya Sridhar talks fireflies, leopards and torn trousers
Starting with a male and female rabbit on 1 January – how many could you have by New Year’s Eve?
Breeding like rabbits is a popular saying, but just how quickly do they breed? We do the math
There are just 7 species of sea turtle – Here's where to find them and how to tell them apart
Did you know there are seven different types of sea turtle? Tui De Roy takes an in-depth look at the different turtle species
It has the legs of a supermodel, can run at 40mph and leap 3m high – yet is just 50cm tall. Meet one of the world's weirdest, yet most beautiful, cats
Meet the beautiful serval cat, a leggy wild cat that roams sub-Saharan Africa
I woke up to a bear cub pulling at my sleeping bag – and then its mother and sister arrived...
Wildlife photographer Danny Green talks sinking ships and battles for sleeping bags
"It's a 10kg powerhouse of compact muscle and fur that resembles a pit bull on steroids, with a growl to match"
What is a Tasmanian devil? How big are they and what do they eat? Learn all about the cute but devilish Tasmanian devil in our expert guide
"I was once charged – fortunately, I could run faster than the photographer I was with..."
Wildlife photographer Pete Cairns on snow, squirrels and uncooperative eagles
"On the first occasion, it only failed to drag the female researcher into the water because her trousers tore at the knee"
Despite its fame and horror film notoriety, very little is known about the anaconda. One man who has got to grips – quite literally – with this giant serpent is Jésus A Rivas... Here he explains what you need to know about this fearsome predator
