BBC Wildlife Magazine
Recent articles by BBC Wildlife Magazine
"My heart completely sank. I could see how helpless the mother looked, and I could only imagine how frightened and exhausted her baby must have been"
Rescuers rush to rescue this baby elephant – will they arrive in time?
“We were literally running for our lives. If one of us had tripped, there was nothing we would have been able to do”
Wildlife photographer Axel Gomille on sprinting elephants and collecting movie characters
"Alan fired off a dart. Relatives clustered around her as the drug began taking effect, and within 15 minutes they were all sedated"
if you struggle to control your pet, just imagine how difficult it is to move 80 stray elephants.
"Suddenly a bull elephant appeared. Ambling over to the carcass, the immense creature used his tactile trunk to gently caress the bones of his fallen comrade"
A cheery safari trip takes a solemn turn
"You have to shoot the animal in the shoulder and wait five minutes for the animal to get groggy and fall over."
a runaway zebra has an unpredicted response to anaesthetic and has to be saved from a tree
Scientists cut open a dead seal and sieved the contents of its intestines. What they found was shocking
Go behind the scenes at a seal autopsy to discover how post mortems provide insight into more than just biology.
Built like a sports car, agile like an athlete, and capable of impressive acrobatic performances. 5 fastest dolphin on the planet
From wave riding to cooperative hunting, here's what makes dolphins such a fascinating species
”He had a habit of causing commotion with visitors. I feel for him – I see him as a friend, I owe the guy!”
The relaxed demeanour and lopsided
‘smile’ of this charismatic macaque belies the struggle of an ailing species.
Wolves and coyotes look alike, but they’re more different than you might think
Who is America's top dog? We take a look at the differences between wolves and coyotes
It's the size of a Labrador dog, incredibly shy and beautiful and built for trees. It's famous for its deadly, flexible jaw that can open at a full 100 degrees
Meet the clouded leopard, a striking jungle predator
Against all odds, a quiet miracle has unfolded in the shadow of industrial chimneys
This is how the trumpeter swan made a comeback after only 69 were left
"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
