Steve Harris

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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - UNDATED: ***EXCLUSIVE*** Pigeons (Columba Livis) in a park in London, England. As 2010 fast approaches these images show spectacular animals who this year captured animal lovers' hearts and minds across the globe. From a super-rare battle of the beasts between angry hippos and an unlucky crocodile, to a chimpanzee touchingly hand-rearing a puma cub, these incredible creatures have made 2009 a year to remember. And creating one of the most jaw-dropping picture series' witnessed has needed all the skills and patience of wildlife photographers at the top of their game. (Photo by Simon de Glanville / Getty Images)

Feral pigeon: flying rat or urban hero?

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Identify Wildlife

How to identify wildlife feeding signs

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Understand badger behaviour

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Understand fox cub behaviour

A coal tit and a blue tit feeding on peanuts either side of a hanging bird feeder, in Cumbria UK. © Fiona McAllister/Getty

Wildlife Gardening

How to attract birds to your garden

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Identify Wildlife

How to identify animal food stores

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Insects & Invertebrates

14 incredible spider facts

A domestic cat hunting for mice in the garden. © Daugirdas Tomas Racys/Getty

6 key behaviours that reveal the wild ancestry of your cat

European rabbit. © James Warwick/Getty

Why do rabbits have such long ears?

A mouse indoors © Damien Kuzdak / Getty

How to get rid of mice and rats in your house

BBC Wildlife features editor Ben Hoare found this empty long-tailed tit nest lying in a country lane. © Ben Hoare

Identify Wildlife

How to identify garden bird nests

Common frog sitting on pond weed in the sunshine © Alasdair James / Getty

Wildlife Gardening

How to build a wildlife pond

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Identify Wildlife

How to identify signs of grazing

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How to monitor your garden wildlife

Urban fox visiting a garden © DGWildlife / Getty

Understand fox behaviour