https://www.discoverwildlife.com/environment/ross-ice-shelfBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-08-08T17:20:00+00:00It’s about the size of Spain, stretches 800km – and protects the planet from a whopping 5 metres of rising sea levels https://www.discoverwildlife.com/wildlife/insects-invertebrates/immortal-jellyfishBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-08-08T17:14:50+00:00"They dodge death by hitting rewind. Even after a dead medusa has collapsed into a pile of mush, its cells can grow into polyps…"https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/birds/burrowing-parrot-colony-argentinaBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-08-08T16:33:21+00:00The 12km long, bustling, coastal metropolis that's filled with thousands of homes and a vibrant, colourful communityhttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/birds/deadliest-birds-worldBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-08-08T16:28:00+00:00"This slashing can cause fatal wounds in humans…" 10 deadliest birds on the planet, including one with a highly lethal 12cm claw…https://www.discoverwildlife.com/prehistoric-life/animals-that-could-kill-a-megalodonBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-08-08T15:04:12+00:00"Its teeth were specially designed for a ‘grip-and-shear’ feeding strategy…" 6 animals able to kill a megalodon, the deadliest shark that ever livedhttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/alcatraz-island-animalsBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-08-08T12:50:00+00:00“It swam a colossal 3km to get there” – Surprising creature spotted on Alcatrazhttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/marine-animals/beaked-whales-guideBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-08-08T10:31:26+00:00They have strange beaks, bizarre bodies and can plunge more than 2.5km into the deep ocean… Are these the world's strangest whales?https://www.discoverwildlife.com/wildlife/insects-invertebrates/spider-silk-vs-caterpillar-silk-differenceBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-08-08T10:02:20+00:00They both spin silk, but what's the difference between spider silk and caterpillar silk?https://www.discoverwildlife.com/mammals/how-many-wild-dogs-are-thereBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-08-08T10:00:00+00:00How many wild dogs are there in the world? Scientists can't even agree…https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/marine-animals/scallop-eyesBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-08-08T06:50:00+00:00"It's small enough to hold in your hand, but equipped with an underwater surveillance system worthy of a deep-sea spy…"https://www.discoverwildlife.com/prehistoric-life/jaekelopterusBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-08-08T03:47:00+00:00It was the size of a car and had claws bigger than your arm – and no other creature like it has ever been foundhttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/birds/barking-owlBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-08-08T00:38:00+00:00It barks like a dog and howls like a human – and is a silent, deadly hunterhttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/birds/biggest-eagle-worldBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-08-07T18:23:00+00:00What’s the biggest, heaviest eagle in the world? Meet the contenders – including a giant with a monster 3-metre wingspanhttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/birds/harpy-eagle-factsBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-08-07T14:48:25+00:00Its legs are as thick as wrists and it's able to rip monkeys from branches with its deadly talons: Meet the world's most powerful birdhttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/marine-animals/help-a-beached-whale-or-dolphinBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-08-07T14:37:07+00:00How to help a beached, stranded whale or dolphin - and help save its lifehttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/fish/oarfish-factsBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-08-07T14:26:07+00:00The monstrous, snake-like huge 8m long serpent fish that are known as “harbingers of doom”https://www.discoverwildlife.com/mammals/deadliest-cats-worldBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-08-07T14:11:54+00:0010 deadliest cats in the world, including one that kills every 50 minutes: Meet the world's most efficient feline killing machineshttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/mammals/hippos-breathe-underwaterBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-08-07T11:50:35+00:00"Observations suggest that they can float to the surface for air and then sink down again – all without waking up…"https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/marine-animals/minke-whale-guideBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-08-07T11:21:23+00:00It's as sleek as a torpedo, as long as a bus, and weighs the same as an elephant: The ocean creature that slices through water at a speedy 35 km/hhttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/birds/cley-marshes-rising-sea-levelsBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-08-07T08:37:52+00:00“The village of Happisburgh is falling into the sea.” The changing face of England as sea levels risehttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/environment/ways-the-world-could-endBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-08-07T08:06:35+00:00"Water will evaporate, leaving a dry barren surface - it will become an even hotter version of Venus…" 10 ways Earth – and life on it – could diehttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/marine-animals/largest-oceanBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-08-07T07:21:22+00:00It contains over half of Earth’s water and all of the continents could fit into its basin in one mega-puzzlehttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/birds/bearded-bellbird-trinidadBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-08-07T05:00:00+00:00It has a fleshy beard hanging from its face and sounds like a car alarm – meet the bizarre bearded bellbirdhttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/mammals/lion-vs-hippo-botswanaBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-08-07T02:08:00+00:00When a pride of lions went down to the waterhole, they bumped into a hippo. Here's what happened nexthttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/marine-animals/what-happens-dead-whalesBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-08-07T00:23:00+00:00"Their lipid- and protein-laden bodies create unique, nutrient-rich ecosystems that may sustain creatures of the abyss for decades…"https://www.discoverwildlife.com/fish/sunfishBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-08-07T00:11:00+00:00It looks like something from another planet, eats with a beak and spits out every bite – and has teeth in its throat… nature doesn't get much strangerhttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/birds/no-penguins-in-arcticBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-08-06T19:55:36+00:00Why aren't there any penguins in the Arctic?https://www.discoverwildlife.com/mammals/biggest-wild-dogs-earthBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-08-06T19:26:04+00:0010 biggest wild dogs on the planet, including one beauty close to extinction – "Their eerie howling from a wintery mountainside brings a shiver to the spine…"