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 thinkhttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/wildlife/insects-invertebrates/lake-fly-larvae-survive-deep-waterBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-07-24T11:14:55+00:00Researchers explore one of Africa’s deepest lakes – and found an unexpected creature lurking in its depthshttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/marine-animals/large-crab-in-a-bottleBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-07-24T11:06:59+00:00When marine scientists found a plastic bottle floating in the ocean, they were shocked to see this large creature living inside, unable to escape…https://www.discoverwildlife.com/trees/grow-oak-tree-from-acornBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-07-24T10:44:42+00:00How to grow an oak tree from a single acorn (it's easier than you think…)https://www.discoverwildlife.com/tv/hamza-yassin-african-birds-of-prey-bbc-tvBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-07-24T09:10:16+00:00Hamza Yassin announces new BBC film that was an “absolute dream” to work onhttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/marine-animals/orcas-ram-sunfish-explodesBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-07-24T08:44:14+00:00"The male torpedoed into it and it exploded into smithereens…" Ocean's deadliest predator filmed 'head butting' massive fish so hard it explodeshttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/photography/mangrove-photographer-of-the-year-2026BBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-07-24T08:01:00+00:00Glowing ghost net among 20 striking images from the Mangrove Photography Awards 2026https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/marine-animals/sperm-whale-bubbles-sleepBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-07-23T22:00:00+00:00Researchers tag 42 sleeping giants in Arctic Circle – and make breathtaking discoveryhttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/marine-animals/plastic-bottles-atached-fishing-netsBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-07-23T19:32:43+00:00Scientists tied plastic bottles to fishing nets – and couldn't believe what happened next…https://www.discoverwildlife.com/mammals/lion-stalking-hyena-footageBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-07-23T19:15:24+00:00"Little did we know a lioness was on the hunt for breakfast…" Watch heart-stopping moment lion stalks terrified hyena captured from a hot air balloonhttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/marine-animals/why-crabs-walk-sidewaysBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-07-23T18:10:28+00:00Why crabs walk sideways instead of forwards – and the answer is stranger than you thinkhttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/fish/why-blobfish-is-uglyBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-07-23T15:27:31+00:00Why is the blobfish so ugly? The bizarre truth behind the 'world’s ugliest animal'https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/coulman-island-iceberg-penguinsBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-07-23T15:00:00+00:00Massive iceberg hits Antarctic island. Here's what happened to the penguins that live therehttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/fish/great-white-salmon-footageBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-07-23T13:53:43+00:00"I could hardly believe what I was seeing. Suddenly out of nowhere the massive school of fish parted and a great white emerged from underneath…"https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/marine-animals/weddell-seal-swimming-lessonsBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-07-23T13:34:58+00:00They sound like spaceships! Polar researchers capture otherworldly footage of seal mum and pup beneath the icehttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/marine-animals/pacific-sleep-shark-predation-south-china-seaBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-07-23T12:29:41+00:00Scientists sunk a cow into the South China Sea. Then a gigantic animal appearedhttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/marine-animals/whalefish-factsBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-07-23T11:39:53+00:00This deep-sea creature looks like a crocodile, is named after a whale and appears bright scarlet