https://www.discoverwildlife.com/prehistoric-life/proailurus-first-cat-worldBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-07-26T11:28:52+00:00It looked like a cat and acted like a cat – but this cat was different. It was the first-ever cat on the planet – the ancestor of all cats today…https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/marine-animals/sea-cucumber-pooping-footageBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-07-26T11:12:58+00:00He thought he was just filming a strange sea creature – BUT then it did something completely unexpected… https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/poisons-venom-toxinsBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-07-26T11:11:22+00:00Nature's deadliest poisons and toxins can kill in minutes – here's the terrifying reason why…https://www.discoverwildlife.com/environment/iold-sow-whirlpoolBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-07-26T08:35:00+00:00Its name comes from the 'grunting' noise – like hungry pigs slurping their slop – made by the giant churning gyre that's claimed a dozen sailors' lives…https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/marine-animals/invermetid-reefs-medBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-07-26T00:41:00+00:00Inside the incredible underwater cities, filled with apartment blocks, that stretch along a massive 150km of coastlinehttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/mammals/photographing-the-pallas-cat-in-himalayasBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-07-25T20:20:50+00:00"It's as secretive as a ghost, so secretive that, prior to 2012, it had never been photographed." When India's grumpiest cat moved into a house, the family moved outhttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/marine-animals/bootlace-wormBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-07-25T19:09:11+00:00"It oozes gross, sticky mucus that paralyses prey before sucking it back in…" A bizarre predator that's as long as a sperm whale, but as thin as tagliatellehttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/prehistoric-life/hobbit-guideBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-07-25T18:52:00+00:00What if hobbits were real? Meet the tiny human species that actually existed…https://www.discoverwildlife.com/trees/desert-rose-socotraBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-07-25T12:26:00+00:00“It can cause blurred vision, irregular heartbeat, low blood pressure and potential fatality…”https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/birds/weirdest-owlsBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-07-25T08:33:00+00:00"It sounds like a dog barking and howls like a human in pain." 10 of the weirdest, strangest owls on the planet, including a lookalike imposter…https://www.discoverwildlife.com/wildlife/insects-invertebrates/bourbon-virus-usa-tickBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-07-25T08:23:30+00:00"It feeds on your blood for a week before you even notice – and then leaves behind a rare and life-threatening disease…"https://www.discoverwildlife.com/wildlife/insects-invertebrates/parasitic-waspsBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-07-25T08:03:21+00:00"It will slowly consume their host from the inside-out, leaving only the essential organs, to keep the surrogate womb ticking over…"https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/marine-animals/black-eyed-squid-mother-filmedBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-07-25T07:50:42+00:00Deep-sea scientists filmed something hugely astonishing and very rarely seen gliding over the seafloor in Chilehttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/prehistoric-life/did-elephants-and-mammoths-co-existBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-07-25T04:22:00+00:00Did elephants and mammoths co-exist?https://www.discoverwildlife.com/reptiles/can-snakes-bite-through-bootsBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-07-25T00:24:00+00:00Can a snake bite through your boots?https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/marine-animals/common-starfish-predation-factsBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-07-24T21:12:13+00:00"it wraps its arms around the victim, grips tight with its thousands of tiny tube feet and pulls hard. Next it forces one of its stomachs out of its mouth…"https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/birds/why-flamingoes-stand-on-one-legBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-07-24T21:05:34+00:00Why on Earth do flamingoes stand on one leg?https://www.discoverwildlife.com/fish/nurse-shark-huntBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-07-24T16:04:03+00:00Watching a shark hunt prey was amazing enough – but then it plunged its nose into the reef… What was it after?https://www.discoverwildlife.com/tv/komodo-dragon-fight-bbc-planet-earth-iiBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-07-24T15:53:32+00:00“In dragon society, size is everything.” Watch the dramatic moment two huge, venomous lizards clash over a matehttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/marine-animals/hammerhead-shark-attacks-reef-shark-footageBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-07-24T15:05:15+00:00“To rip off the tail only took a minute…" Insane, gobsmacking drone footage captures gigantic shark eating another shark in Floridahttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/wildlife/insects-invertebrates/chlorocytus-papahemii-chinaBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-07-24T12:05:49+00:00Scientists searching for a devastating crop-killing pest discovered an 'alien' nightmare instead…https://www.discoverwildlife.com/wildlife/insects-invertebrates/worm-alcoholic-drink-mezcalBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-07-24T12:00:47+00:00The truth about the famous 'worm' in the alcoholic drink mezcal is a lot stranger than you think