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Small blue butterfly.

Half of British butterfly species are now threatened with extinction

A wild bobcat in Florida hides in the bushes.

A new Everglades contest has begun: cat versus snake

A baby orangutan with its mother, looking at the camera.

How to watch Eden: Untamed Planet

Kenyi cichlid Maylandia lombardoi aquarium fish swimming

It’s official – fish can count

Black-handed spider monkey © Kryssia Campos/Getty

Do monkeys get drunk? Scientists find out the truth

Antique coloured illustration of the ivory-billed woodpecker.

Extinct ivory-billed woodpeckers spotted in Louisiana, claim scientists

Category: Birds, Overall Winner: The florist ©Thomas Hempelmann/GDT 2022

Winner announced: GDT Nature Photographer of the Year 2022

Boa constrictor feeding on lizard, Tijuca Forest National Park, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. © Vitor Marigo/Aurora Photos/Getty

How do boa constrictors eat and breathe at the same time?

Sonam Lama © Janam Shrestha/Red Panda Network

Red panda conservationist wins Whitley Award 2022

A male saiga antelope.

People & Wildlife

Having fun with Wordle – the BBC Wildlife way!

A group of friends walking through ferns in a forest.

Government announces natural history GCSE

Image of David Attenborough against a computer generated illustration of dinosaurs, with an asteroid falling in the sky in the background.

How to watch Dinosaurs: The Final Day with David Attenborough

Prehistoric Planet press image

How to watch Prehistoric Planet

A singing nightingale perched on a branch.

BBC reveals that famous nightingale and cello duet was faked

Global warming is affecting the migratory behaviour of swallows. © Amy Lewis

Swallows overwintering in Britain rather than migrating back to Africa