https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/marine-animals/osbourne-reefBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-27T16:50:15+00:00On a site the size of 27 football fields, 2 million of these were dropped in the ocean to create an artificial reef – instead, it became a disasterhttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/wildlife/insects-invertebrates/sea-slaterBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-27T16:24:44+00:00The giant woodlouse that measures 3cm long and lives on the coasthttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/mammals/female-zebra-saves-foal-infanticidal-stallionBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-27T16:17:23+00:00Brave, kick-ass female zebra saves foal from infanticidal malehttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/wildlife/insects-invertebrates/pea-crabsBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-27T14:04:15+00:00"But as he matures and the lure of sex calls, he takes risks…"https://www.discoverwildlife.com/fish/silver-cheeked-toadfishBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-27T13:16:33+00:00"Its front teeth are sharp enough to bite through wood and bone – and bites to swimmers can result in painful wounds and even severed fingers and toes"https://www.discoverwildlife.com/environment/freighter-turned-into-artificial-reefBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-27T10:38:00+00:00It's longer than the Leaning Tower of Pisa, weighs 499 tonnes and sits 24 metres below the surface, where sharks patrol Noonu Atoll’s tropical watershttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/people/the-hoanib-desertBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-27T08:00:00+00:00"A lion began calling – a sawing, rasping sound that echoed off the rocks." I camped alone in Namibia's brutal desert and I'll never forget what happened to mehttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/most-aggressive-saltwater-fishBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-27T03:34:00+00:00"It has powerful jaws that deliver a crushing bite and their teeth are coated in toxic mucus." 10 most aggressive, dangerous saltwater fish - that bite back https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/birds/gentoo-penguin-new-speciesBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-27T00:00:00+00:00Amazing new penguin discovered for first time in over 100 yearshttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/wildlife/insects-invertebrates/elvis-worm-factsBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-26T20:05:43+00:00It looks like it's wearing a sequinned jumpsuit and has a penchant for fighting and getting 'all shook up'https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/can-colour-blindness-be-beneficialBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-26T19:10:28+00:00What if colour blindness is actually better for animals than seeing in full colour?https://www.discoverwildlife.com/fish/cananimals-kill-agreat-whites-sharkBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-26T19:01:06+00:00Can any animals kill the much-feared predator, the great white shark? https://www.discoverwildlife.com/mammals/watch-hippos-fightingBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-26T18:49:15+00:00Watch brutal but incredible BBC footage – narrated by David Attenborough – of ferocious hippos battling for supremacyhttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/marine-animals/spongesBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-26T18:19:00+00:00They look like toast racks, ping-pong balls and giant vases, range from pea-sized to car-sized – and are animals that have been on Earth for millions of yearshttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/prehistoric-life/tullimonstrumBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-26T15:15:00+00:00Was this the most confusing animal to ever live? It had a squid’s body, cuttlefish fins, a trunk, a beak – and bizarrely, what look like handlebarshttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/tv/lion-cubs-cross-croc-river-bbc-kingdomBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-26T11:07:58+00:00Heart-stopping moment a crocodile attacks a vulnerable lion cub on a Zambian river – watch incredible footage of how its pride reactshttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/mammals/golden-takin-chargeBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-26T10:53:00+00:00"He stopped, looked at me, snorted – and charged. I turned and ran, but was unceremoniously catapulted by the irate beast"https://www.discoverwildlife.com/news/rabies-reemergence-in-europeBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-26T08:30:00+00:00Rabies is back in mainland Europe – here's why and what we can do to stop ithttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/mammals/why-theres-no-green-mammalsBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-26T03:21:00+00:00There are green birds, reptiles and fish – so why are there no green mammals? The strange reason almost all mammals are brownhttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/mammals/pygmy-marmosetBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-26T00:00:00+00:00Incredibly cute it weighs just 100g and is small enough to sit comfortably in your hand. This is the smallest monkey in the worldhttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/people/dealing-with-pests-love-wildlifeBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-25T18:19:07+00:00"I grabbed the kettle and doused my attackers with boiling hot water. A few seconds later, all that remained was a puddle full of tiny, floating bodies." What had I done?