Sophie Ellis
Sophie is the content creator for discoverwildlife.com and its sister title countryfile.com. She manages the Q+A section of BBC Wildlife and covers the latest natural history TV and film releases.
Recent articles by Sophie Ellis
“That’s amazing!” Marine biologists film rare ‘headless chicken monster’ deep in the Pacific Ocean
In a clip from the deep-sea documentary How Deep Is Your Love, scientists discover an elusive sea cucumber
Researchers discover 'devil flower' hidden beneath the forest floor in Thai national park
Thismia daemona spends most of its time beneath the ground feeding on fungi
“I screamed before the rest of it came into the screen.” Deep-sea scientists film rare creature deep in Pacific Ocean
The elusive animal was filmed swimming near an underwater mountain off the coast of California
When complete darkness fell on Antarctica, researchers used satellites to spy on one of its most secretive animals
Tracking the movements of emperor penguins is vital for conservation efforts, say scientists
Scientists dosed aggressive fish with hallucinogenic drugs – and discovered something interesting
The psychoactive compound in ‘magic mushrooms’ may reduce aggressive behaviour in a species of fish
It’s the size of Texas, stores 70 billion tonnes of carbon and deadly predators roam its harsh, remote landscape
The West Siberian Lowland is the world’s largest high-latitude wetland and contains the biggest peatland
“Torture. You are chained in the flow of an active volcano.” This painful stinging creature makes bizarre nests and defends them by drumming
The warrior wasp has a unique way of defending its nest – before delivering one of the most excruciating stings on the planet
Google wants to release millions of mosquitoes across the US. Here’s why
Google’s parent company, Alphabet, has applied for a permit from the US Environmental Protection Agency
Chilling moment polar bear gazes down at prey among 16 incredible images from the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards
Ahead of the winners being announced in October, preview images from this year’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards have been released
Can you guess which creature this is in less than 12 seconds?
This is a close-up image of an animal – can you guess which one?
Crocodile snatches wild dog from riverbank in Zambia. Then its pack turns up to try and save it – watch the agonising footage…
In footage captured for BBC's Kingdom, a wild dog is caught in the jaws of a crocodile – can his pack members save him?
Dolly Parton helped save endangered bald eagles. Here’s how…
The country singer was known for her philanthropic efforts – including conserving the bald eagle
91 hilarious, award-winning wildlife images will be displayed in London. Here’s how to see them
An immersive exhibition celebrating the Nikon Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards is coming to London
Scientists tag 6 ‘unicorns of the sea’ and follow them 1,500m into the deep – to places humans can’t go
Narwhals recorded Arctic ocean data which will be used to help inform climate research in the region
These monkeys turn into meat-eaters when plants are scarce. There’s something very human about it, says scientists
Scientists find that capuchin monkeys hunt for meat when plants are scarce
Don’t think birds can look scary? Think again – these 7 creepy birds look like they're straight out of a horror film
From heavyweight scavengers to flightless giants with horned heads, we take a look at some of the scariest-looking birds on the planet
Night-hunting snake discovered in New Guinea. It’s almost a metre long and waits for prey at the bottom of trees
The groundsnake, named Slash’s groundsnake, was deemed new to science through genetic analysis
25-year camera-trap study of elusive Amazonian mammal reveals it’s changing its behaviour
Giant anteaters in Bolivia are adapting their behaviour in the face of rising temperatures, rather than predation threats
It ‘rains’ horizontally, is home to the largest cat in the Americas and provides life to two oceans
The Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve is a unique and extraordinary cloud forest in Costa Rica
It’s 600 miles wide, takes two days to cross and has claimed the lives of sailors
To reach Antarctica, intrepid adventurers must cross one of the most treacherous parts of the ocean: Drake’s Passage
London’s Natural History Museum is reopening a “hidden” gallery closed off since World War II
Objects on display include a hand axe found near a woolly mammoth and a replica jaw of a domesticated Palaeolithic dog
It spans over 1 million acres, contains rare creatures and is the only place on Earth where two watery, deadly apex predators clash
Everglades National Park, in the US state of Florida, is the largest subtropical wilderness in North America
This coral reef gets bombed every 62 minutes. And it’s changing the way the ocean sounds
Researchers studied the frequency and impacts of bomb fishing, an illegal fishing practice, in the Spermonde Archipelago
“After tracking the lions for four years, they never ceased to surprise us.” New Lion King-inspired series comes to National Geographic
The trailer for National Geographic’s four-part documentary series, Lion, has been released – and it looks epic.
