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
“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.
Scientists recreated the effects of dating apps on frogs. Here’s what happened next
Research from the Smithsonian Institution suggests that there is such a thing as too many options – if you’re a treefrog
These baby animals are swallowed by their fathers and ‘vomited’ out when they’re fully formed
The southern Darwin’s frog has an unusual parenting strategy that led to its starring role in a landmark Attenborough series
Scientists set up a camera trap on this parasitic plant. Then something astonishing turned up
It’s thought that ants were visiting this mushroom-like plant – but it was actually a much larger creature
It’s twice the size of Texas, weighs more than 770 twinjets – and contains almost 2 trillion pieces of plastic
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is the world’s largest accumulation of marine plastic
It contains over half of Earth’s water and all of the continents could fit into its basin in one mega-puzzle
The world’s largest ocean is home to incredible wildlife and is crucial to the Earth’s climate system
It stretches a whopping 106 square metres and spans two countries – and it's home to over one hundred thousand scuttling residents
This epic animal home lies in a huge cave system underneath Albania and Greece
It's the size of Ireland and home to a whopping 400 million individuals – making it one of the most densely populated places on Earth
In 1901, an ecologist discovered an enormous animal 'town' in West Texas
Elusive and rare mammal released into the Patagonian mountains
An endangered deer is at risk of a livestock-spread disease. Now a treatment centre has released its first patient back into the wild
There’s a cave in Kentucky that’s 426 miles long, 118 metres deep – and fish-eating spiders lurk in it
Mammoth Cave is the longest known cave system in the world – but where is it?
They contain a quarter of all freshwater on Earth – but home to hundreds of ocean-like creatures
The sprawling African Great Lakes support a high number of endemic species
It’s large enough to swallow a skyscraper, wide enough to fly a jumbo jet through, and is filled with underground clouds and a river
Hang Son Đoòng is the world’s largest natural cave and remained undiscovered until 2009
“It’s cloned itself to reach a whopping size of 77 square miles.” 6 biggest organisms on the planet including the Humongous Fungus
Whether it’s fungi, plants or animals, here are the biggest organisms found on Earth
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
“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
Rare primate spotted in Vietnamese forest. It was carrying something special in its arms
A critically endangered Tonkin snub-nosed monkey and baby were photographed in a forest in northern Vietnam
It contains some of the world’s most endangered mammals and can grow to a size larger than Austria
The Sudd is the largest tropical wetland in Africa and is home to endangered elephants, antelopes and prehistoric-looking birds
“Its poison causes yawning – buying them enough time to leap out of the snake’s gaping mouth.”
The African clawed frog may not boast the vibrant hues of tropical frogs, but it employs a useful anti-predation technique
Scientists collect tiny creatures 2,000 metres below ocean’s surface. What they find surprises them
Tiny limpet larvae may hold the key to hydrothermal vent ecosystem formation
“It can cause blurred vision, irregular heartbeat, low blood pressure and potential fatality…”
On the remote island of Socotra, you’ll find a beautiful tree that hides a deadly secret
“In dragon society, size is everything.” Watch the dramatic moment two huge, venomous lizards clash over a mate
On the Indonesian island of Komodo, the world’s largest lizard competes in incredible fights to earn mating rights
Researchers explore one of Africa’s deepest lakes – and found an unexpected creature lurking in its depths
A surprising insect has been observed at depths of more than 200 metres
Hamza Yassin announces new BBC film that was an “absolute dream” to work on
Hamza Yassin’s upcoming BBC film celebrates Kenya’s remarkable birds of prey – and the people working to save them
“A great thrill.” A tiny creature has been spotted on this cliff face – for the first time in 30 years
After an absence of 30 years, a tiny puffling has been spotted at Dorset’s Dancing Ledge
