BBC Wildlife Magazine
Recent articles by BBC Wildlife Magazine
“I was setting up a camera trap when we heard a trumpet. An elephant was charging, flattening every tree in its path. We ran...”
Hair-raising adventures with big-cat
lover Sebastian Kennerknecht
Do animals enjoy sex? The species seeking pleasure as well as procreation
Humans and some animal species are known to get pleasure from the act of sex, but do other animals orgasm, masturbate and enjoy sex in the same way?
Why don't whales and dolphins suffer from the bends like humans do?
John Arnott takes a look at why cetaceans don't suffer from the bends
Surf's up! | Why do dolphins like to follow boats and surf the bow waves?
Dolphins often follow boats and bow-ride as it's not only fun, but also an efficient way to travel
Despite weighing a massive 4 tonnes, this mammal can dive 2000 metres down, hold its breath for an incredible 2 hours and even control its heart rate
"His small trunk and ears were free, but his rear-end was stuck fast in the dark, oozing mud. He looked exhausted and must have been struggling for hours"
Dusan sings to an elephant
in a sticky situation while waiting for help to arrive
It moves like a cat, climbs like a primate and spends much of its time high up in trees — meet the world's strangest dog
The bizarre fox that's loaded with quite un-fox-like adaptations for life high in the canopy.
"Unable to break free from their obligatory olfactory pursuit their blind faith impels them to run themselves to exhaustion and eventual death"
Chernobyl Exclusion Zone: When humans fled the worst nuclear incident in history, animals moved in. This is what happened next
Brown bears, golden eagles, wolves, lynx and bison are just a few of the species that now live in the partially abandoned city of Chernobyl in Ukraine. Some animals are flourishing, others have been forced to evolve...
"First, it crawled around on the roof. Then it started pushing and clawing at the windows. I pounded and yelled, but couldn’t scare it away."
Photographer Isaac Szabo talks hellbenders, chub nests and bears on the roof
“I endured one and a half hours submerged in the freezing water, with only my head visible.”
Adventures above the Arctic Circle with bird lover Knut-Sverre Horn
It uses its razor-sharp saw-like teeth as a cookie cutter to rip circular chunks of flesh from its prey
What's the world's fastest whale? Clue - it can swim at a staggering 37kph, despite weighing a hefty 70 tonnes
Can lions and tigers co-exist?
"I realised that I was in a very vulnerable position and retreated as fast as I could. It took a few sweat-pouring minutes of bounding over boulders…"
Josh found himself in a tight spot between a troop of agitated baboons and a prowling leopard
What animal has the biggest brain? Clue – it's 5 times bigger than a human's
Did you know the largest brain of an animal weighs a whopping 7.8kg? But which animal does it belong to?
It’s longer than a double-decker bus, weighs the same as five elephants and found in every ocean – yet hardly anyone has ever seen them…
Learn all about the little-known Bryde whale - including why they're rarely seen
It’s tiny and virtually invisible, yet it can cause blinding pain and severe illness in humans, potentially leading to life-threatening complications
You don't want bump into one of these when swimming...
"When they started biting it was incredibly painful. In a panic, I ripped off my trousers and was standing in my underwear, screaming…"
Wildlife photographer Derek Nielsen on charming chimps, wise elephants and ants in his pants
It is one of the world's most beautiful, yet rarest big cats that's on the edge of extinction…
All you need to know about one of the world's rarest cats, the Arabian leopard
Would any animals survive a nuclear explosion?
Could any animals survive a nuclear explosion? Ellen Husain investigates
"Torpedo-shaped bodies, pointed snout and a jutting lower jaw packed with fearsome, sharp teeth – it has been known to attack swimmers…"
All you ever needed to know about the barracuda
They have strange beaks, bizarre bodies and can plunge more than 2.5km into the deep ocean… Are these the world's strangest whales?
"It's small enough to hold in your hand, but equipped with an underwater surveillance system worthy of a deep-sea spy…"
Does it really need this number of eyes?
