https://www.discoverwildlife.com/prehistoric-life/why-prehistoric-insects-so-largeBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-07-19T12:40:09+00:00Prehistoric insects were absolutely massive. Here's why they needed to be so darn bighttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/prehistoric-life/mammoths-guideBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-07-18T16:52:07+00:00"It could have weighed as much as 10 tonnes, more than double the weight of an African elephant and possibly as much as 14.3 tonnes!"https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/deadliest-bacteriaBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-07-18T16:14:50+00:00“A mutating army of deadly germs” – 8 deadliest bacterial diseases to avoid like the plaguehttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/mammals/why-do-animal-mothers-abandon-babiesBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-07-19T13:27:17+00:00Why do some animal mothers abandon their babies? We asked an experthttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/nile-riverBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-07-18T14:03:15+00:00More than 6,600km long, it flows through 11 countries, across deserts, jungles and wetlands... And hides some of Earth's deadliest animalshttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/mammals/animals-vitamin-dBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-07-18T23:47:00+00:00This is why lemurs adopt yoga-like poses. And no, it’s not to become more flexible…https://www.discoverwildlife.com/prehistoric-life/deadliest-prehistoric-birdsBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-07-18T17:15:41+00:00"It could sprint at 40mph and had a huge skull with a deadly-looking, hooked beak and swallowed its prey whole…" 10 deadliest prehistoric birds everhttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/pig-murder-trialBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-07-18T13:46:51+00:00Would you convict a pig of murder?The sow that was seized, brought before the local court, convicted for murder and sentenced to death https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/mammals/pampas-foxBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-07-18T09:47:22+00:00It might be called a fox, look like a fox and act like a fox - but don't be fooled, this is no foxhttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/reptiles/saltwater-crocodileBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-07-18T16:39:56+00:00"The thought of them lurking under the water is enough to give you the shivers – After drowning its victim it rapidly rolls it to remove its limbs…https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/fish/goliath-tigerfishBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-07-18T14:30:08+00:00"With a single bite, prey can be incapacitated or sliced in half, by fearsome, razor-sharp teeth the same size as a great white's…"https://www.discoverwildlife.com/dinosaurs/dinosaur-eggsBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-07-19T00:55:00+00:00Not all dinosaurs laid the same type of egg – here’s how we knowhttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/insects-invertebrates/ants-use-toiletsBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-07-18T09:45:44+00:00Do ants use toilets?https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/mammals/darwins-falklands-wolf-factsBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-07-19T12:17:34+00:00It may look like a wolf, but don't be fooled… DNA reveals Darwin's mysterious Falkland Islands predator was something far strangerhttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/insects-invertebrates/weevil-trialBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-07-19T09:08:03+00:00The day weevils hired lawyers and saw the Church in court https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/marine-animals/giant-clam-factsBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-07-19T12:25:25+00:00"Their stonking size led to rumours that they can snap shut in an instant, trapping poor divers who snuck their arm inside to steal a pearl…"https://www.discoverwildlife.com/plant-facts/water-plants/poseidons-ribbon-weedBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-07-19T11:30:31+00:00It’s 4,500 years old, 180km across and cloned itself from a single seedling – meet the largest, most humongous plant on the planethttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/birds/hooded-pitohuiBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-07-18T10:46:42+00:00It looks like a friendly garden bird, sings like one too – but it's one of the most toxic creatures alive