BBC Wildlife Magazine
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It moves like a cat, climbs like a primate and spends much of its time high up in trees — meet the world's weirdest dog
The bizarre fox that's loaded with quite un-fox-like adaptations for life high in the canopy.
It's as long as a football goal, has legs as thick as wrists and is able to rip monkeys from branches with deadly talons: Meet the world's most powerful bird
What are harpy eagles? Where do they live and just how big are they? Learn all about this iconic eagle in our expert guide
Think flying ants are a nuisance? Think again – here's why Flying Ant Day is actually one of the UK's most remarkable natural spectacles (you might be surprised)
Flying ants are harmless to humans. In fact, their mass emergence in the middle of summer is really quite amazing. Here's why...
“Chicken is her favourite dish. If one clucks, she comes”: can anacondas, chickens and humans coexist in the Amazon?
A Q&A with researcher Dr Beatriz Cosendey on her recently published study exploring human-snake relationships in the várzea regions of the Lower Amazon River.
It stinks of manure, has claws on its wings and eats tree leaves – meet the strange hoatzin, the 'flying cow' of the Amazonian swamps
This avian marvel is also known as the stink bird, the skunk bird and the reptile bird
Why and when do hyenas laugh?
David Brian Butv investigates the reasons hyenas laugh
How did whales get so darned big?
Just how did whales get so big? We take a look at the evidence
The weirdest sharks on the planet, including one that can walk: Discover some of the ocean's strangest creatures
Celebrate the wonder and variety of these ancient, much-misunderstood fish in our list of the weirdest sharks in our oceans
How are zoos regulated in the UK?
Ever wondered if zoos are regulated in the UK? And if so, how? We take a look at how many there are and how it's done.
What animal has the biggest brain?
Did you know the largest brain of an animal weighs a whopping 7.8kg? But which animal does it belong to?
Do animals have accents?
Do animals have accents? Ellen Husain takes a look at the evidence
Which animal sleeps the most?
We take a look at the world's most sleepiest animal
It breaks its own bones in the battle for a mate, can regenerate and is oddly hairy – meet this bizarre 'Wolverine'-like creature
Meet the amphibian with hair, claws and the ability to regenerate.
The spine-chilling screams of this 10kg powerhouse, with its fearsome set of teeth, had settlers convinced they were hearing the devil himself
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
What's the biggest owl? Here's a clue – it has a colossal 2 metre wingspan
Did you know the largest owl in the world has a wingspan of around two metres?
What’s the world’s biggest butterfly? Here's a clue – it has an enormous, 28cm wingspan and weighs a staggering 12g
Did you know the largest butterfly in the world has a wingspan of 28cm and weighs 12g?
Weirdest fish: 16 of the strangest fish in the world, including one that can incredibly live out of water for more than two months
Our seas are brimming with strange and wonderful creatures. Meet 13 of the weirdest fish in the world, which sport everything from super-long noses to golfball heads
It's one of the most beautiful animals in the ocean – indigo blue, sleek, 4-metres long – and has weird freckles to help it hunt prey
Learn all about the beautiful blue shark
Ghost dog of the Amazon - the mysterious canine so rare it’s almost never seen
For a long time, the short-eared dog was almost a complete enigma to scientists – until a puppy was discovered at a market...
There's a peculiar fish in the Venezuelan mountains that climbs boulders with its mouth – and biologists are obsessed with it
Researchers believe the animal – which lives in the mountains east of the Orinoco River – is the missing link between two strange fish families.
15 animals beginning with 'u' including a fish with a horn and an insect that looks like a tiny umbrella
From the majestic Umbrellabird to the elusive Uakari monkey, explore the diverse world of wildlife that starts with the letter 'U'
There’s a remote volcanic island off Brazil that’s 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.
Do animals enjoy sex? These are 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?
Meet the skeleton-eating bird that dyes itself the colour of blood
Bearded vultures, also known as lammergeiers, turn their feathers red on purpose - experts have several theories why.