Author BBC Wildlife Magazine

BBC Wildlife Magazine

Recent articles by BBC Wildlife Magazine
TORONTO, ON- OCTOBER 29 - The mouth of a Sea Lamprey features 150 teeth and a tongue that is cerated. A behind the scenes look at the Royal Ontario Museums Invertebrate Zoology Lab with the bloodthirsty creatures of the original exhibition Bloodsuckers: Legends to Leeches that opens on November 16. in Toronto. October 29, 2019. Sea Lampreys, Petromyzon marinus, are an invasive species in the Great Lakes and capable of killing up to 40 pounds (more than 20 kilograms) of fish over their 12-18 month feeding period. (Steve Russell/Toronto Star via Getty Images)

5 horrifyingly gruesome, grisly animals that kill and eat their prey from the inside out

Some of nature's smallest predators are also the most disturbing, evolving ingenious ways to devour their prey while still alive
Show more

Deadly city dwellers: 4 lethal apex predators lurking in urban streets, from big cats to deadly bears

Discover the predators that call some of the world's cities home
Show more
Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias) breaching in an attack. Hunting of a Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias). South Africa

8 brutal, jaw-dropping great white shark moments captured in photos and film that expose their raw, explosive power and deadly ferocity

Awesome ocean moments reveal the raw power and regal beauty of nature’s most formidable ocean predator
Show more
southern elephant seal

Despite weighing up to 4 tonnes, this mammal can dive to depths of 2000 metres, hold its breath for an incredible two hours and even control its heart rate

Would a flamingo turn blue if it ate blue food?

Could we ever see blue flamingos?
Show more
Can tigers and lions coexist?

Can tigers and lions co-exist?

An aye aye

It has a creepy stare, prowls the night, taps on trees to find food – and is feared as an omen of death. Is this the weirdest primate on the planet?

What is an aye-aye? Where do they live and what is the point of their strange middle finger? Learn all about them in our expert guide
Show more

Before they shrunk: 6 huge prehistoric ancestors of animals you know today

Long before evolution downsized them, these giant prehistoric ancestors roamed the Earth, giving rise to the animals we know today.
Show more
Wild Roe Deer buck , natural habitat.

Meet all 6 species of British deer – including a particularly weird, diminutive deer that barks like a dog and has fangs like a snake

There are six species of British deer, varying in size from the diminutive Muntjac to the Monarch of the Glen, the red deer
Show more
Getty

4 animals that can cheat death again and again: Meet the creatures that refuse to die...

Do these animals really live forever?
Show more
vampire squid

What the deep-sea robots saw when they went to the darkest depths of our oceans

the Funnel-Web Spider is one of the world's scariest spiders

Scariest spiders on the planet: 9 creepy arachnids that may send shivers down your spine

Here are some of the scariest spiders on the planet - but remember only a very few pose any real threat to humans, so rather than hate them, marvel at their prowess and ingenuity instead
Show more
portrait of Northern Hawk-owl, Delta, BC

This majestic, silent killer can fly at 80kph and spot prey from an extraordinary 1.5km away

All you need to know about the enigmatic hawk owl
Show more
Weird fungi

7 weirdest fungi in the world you (probably) haven't heard of, from the gross-looking bleeding tooth to the creepy dead man's fingers

Fungi can be very strange. Here's our round-up of some of the weirdest fungi on the planet.
Show more
Dr Jane Goodall poses for a photo at Taronga Zoo on October 11, 2008 in Sydney, Australia

Who was Jane Goodall? We explore the life of the groundbreaking conservationist and how she changed the world

Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE, founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and UN Messenger of Peace, was a world-renowned ethologist, conservationist and activist inspiring greater understanding and action on behalf of the natural world.
Show more
Getty

It's shy, sleek and built for trees. Meet the feline beauty that's the size of a Labrador and famous for its hugely flexible, deadly jaw that can open at a full 100 degrees

Meet the clouded leopard, a striking jungle predator
Show more
Tarantula watching

How a giant, furry tarantula helped me overcome depression and anxiety —and why you should start loving these amazing arachnids too

How the unlikely pastime of tarantula-watching helped one woman overcome her anxiety
Show more
Sycamore Gap tree

Tree ring count reveals true age of iconic, world-famous Sycamore Gap tree

Historic England scientists have confirmed the iconic Sycamore Gap tree, felled in 2023, was more than a century old
Show more
Giant panda facts

It's one of the world's most beloved animals, weighs as much as a a sumo wrestler and has one of the most boring diets on the planet

Learn all about the giant panda, including why they're threatened, how they raise young and the complexities of captive breeding.
Show more
Komodo Dragon

It has iron-coated razor-sharp teeth, weighs the same as a beer keg 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
Show more
Bohemian waxwings (Bombycilla garrulus) perching on rowan tree

Do animals get drunk?

Yes animals can get drunk - here's a few who enjoy a tipple
Show more

It has an eerie transparent skull that looks like a diving helmet and is the only animal on Earth to have eyes under its skin inside its head

With its see-through head, the Pacific barreleye fish is one of the weirdest fish in the ocean. Learn all about it in this expert guide from Dave Brian Butvill
Show more
Gelada

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.
Show more
Close up on yellow land crab

There’s a remote volcanic island off Brazil home to scientists, the military – and a crab called John

The yellow land crab lives a secret life on an island stronghold off the coast of Brazil. Conservation photographer Fernando Faciole went to find out more about this charismatic crustacean.
Show more
This website is owned and published by Our Media Ltd. www.ourmedia.co.uk
© Our Media 2025