On the BBC
It’s up to 40 miles wide, contains billions of creatures and can take 20 years to form – is this nature’s most destructive swarm?
In astonishing footage from Planet Earth, swarms of desert locusts decimate vegetation
“Hunger drives the lizard to make a second attempt.” Watch brutal BBC footage of an opossum fighting off a huge lizard to save her babies
In footage captured for the BBC TV film Komodo: The Deadly Bite, a monitor lizard tries to steal from an opossum nest
“She’s seen something….” A cheetah mum must distract a prowling big cat away from her cubs. Will her risk pay off?
In footage captured for the latest series of Big Cats 24/7, we watch a tense encounter between a cheetah mum and a leopard under the cover of darkness
“The sight of them writhing around in slippery foam will stay with me for a while.” This mating ritual could be Earth’s weirdest
Female Japanese tree frogs produce foam-like nests to lay eggs in – and things soon turn into a slippery mess
David Attenborough is turning his attention to Britain’s backyards in new BBC TV series – here’s everything we know so far
In an upcoming TV series for the BBC, David Attenborough is looking at the incredible wildlife found across Britain’s gardens
What's new?
“One of the most memorable moments in British television.” David Attenborough’s most ambitious project celebrated in new TV film
Filmed in the 1970s, the BBC’s Life on Earth helped make television history
Forget gender wars! These bizarre birds have had equality sorted for some 44 million years - watch them in action
These ground-loving birds mate for life and work together to protect their young
Watch agonising BBC footage of deadly crocodiles attacking animals oblivious to the danger not once, but twice... You will be yelling at the screen
Watch incredible BBC footage of wildebeests at the water's edge going back into crocodile-infested waters, narrated by David Attenborough
“After nearly an hour of brutal fighting, it’s all over.” An otter family must defend its pups from a caiman. What happens next is extraordinary
In footage captured for the BBC TV programme Giant Otters of the Amazon, a caiman refuses to back down from fighting with a family of otters
Watch hilarious BBC footage of what happens when Dad Wolf disapproves of his daughter's choice but she only has eyes for the ‘bad boy’...
While alpha wolves discourage their offspring to mate, sometimes kids just won't listen. Watch what happens when a daughter wolf sneaks off
Winterwatch
BBC Winterwatch is back – but from a new location next to the UK's largest sea lough
Everything you need to know about BBC Winterwatch, including when it's on and how to watch
Winterwatch 2026: All you need to know about the brand new filming location for the BBC wildlife series
Winterwatch is expected to return in 2026, showing off the most amazing nature and wildlife the UK has to offer – and with a new filming location
