https://www.discoverwildlife.com/people/scary-silvertip-shark-encounterBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-11-08T18:32:46+00:00"I was filming in the Coral Sea when a huge shark rocketed up from the deep and came straight for me. The footage was deemed too scary for the final cut."https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/marine-animals/sw-atlantic-continental-reefBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-11-08T18:14:00+00:00Something enormous had been hiding beneath the Atlantic Ocean – leaving scientists surprised and amazed when they saw ithttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/environment/henderson-island-rubbishBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-11-08T16:56:27+00:00"From discarded bottles and fishing gear to toys and even toilet seats, it contains up to 672 pieces of rubbish per square metre"https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/three-gorges-damBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-11-08T13:20:00+00:00It cost $30 billion, slowed Earth's rotation and even changed the planet's rotational axis – AND it unleashed an ecological disasterhttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/wildlife/insects-invertebrates/lice-factsBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-11-08T12:37:43+00:00It could be latching onto your skin and sucking your blood right now – and that's not even the worst of ithttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/fish/sharks-riversBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-11-08T12:35:27+00:00Are there sharks in rivers? Oh yes quite a few – including one of the most dangerous to humans – but you shouldn't be afraidhttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/marine-animals/humpback-whales-send-messages-to-humansBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-11-08T11:11:53+00:00Have humpback whales been witnessed trying to send messages to humans? What could they be trying to tell us?https://www.discoverwildlife.com/wildlife/insects-invertebrates/dracula-ant-dietBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-11-08T10:47:08+00:00It drinks the blood of its children to survive - causing them so much pain and trauma they try and run awayhttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/barro-coloradoBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-11-08T07:32:00+00:00How killing one animal helped grow an entire tropical rainforesthttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/wildlife/insects-invertebrates/bolas-spider-lassoBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-11-08T01:00:00+00:00It hunts like a cowboy, launching a long sticky lasso to snag its prey – then reels it in for the killhttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/marine-animals/biggest-crab-in-worldBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-11-07T17:42:08+00:00It's the size of a small car, weighs the same as an e-bike – and can live for an astounding 100 years...https://www.discoverwildlife.com/mammals/puma-hunting-strategyBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-11-07T17:05:59+00:00"When its within 20m of its quarry it erupts from its hiding place in a lightning attack and sprints to overpower its prey with ruthless efficiency"https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/marine-animals/bikini-atollBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-11-07T16:51:44+00:00The tropical paradise you’re not allowed to live in – and the deadly, lethal secret its turquoise waters hidehttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/birds/dracula-parrots-factsBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-11-07T14:22:01+00:00"With a gothic sartorial elegance worthy of a Transylvanian count, it’s not hard to see how the Dracula parrot got its name"https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/marine-animals/jake-seaplane-palau-wreckBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-11-07T14:19:03+00:00When this WWII seaplane was discovered by a fisherman in 1994, an array of dazzling animals were found hiding in the wreckhttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/people/elephant-charged-car-botswanaBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-11-07T14:05:39+00:00"When we slammed into a tree, the forward momentum of the elephant carried him right through the windscreen. I saw the glass shatter and I ducked"https://www.discoverwildlife.com/prehistoric-life/homo-naledi-teeth-studyBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-11-07T13:03:34+00:00A mysterious ancient human species has scientists very puzzled — as all the remains found so far are femalehttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/mammals/wolf-photographs-galleryBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-11-07T12:52:25+00:00These 11 beautifully intimate photographs capture the stunning beauty and charisma of wild wolveshttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/marine-animals/how-sound-affects-whales-and-dolphinsBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-11-07T11:55:39+00:00How does sound really affect whales and dolphins?https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/operation-noahBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-11-07T11:01:10+00:00"They found themselves trapped on ever diminishing islands, facing death by starvation or drowning." How 5,000 animals were savedhttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/mammals/savannah-cats-hybrid-petsBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-11-07T09:51:39+00:00It can cost £20,000, is better at killing than lions, and is often accused of terrorising neighbourhood petshttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/mammals/do-chimps-gorillas-fightBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-11-07T07:00:00+00:00Do chimps and gorillas ever fight with each other?https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/birds/weirdest-bird-feetBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-11-07T03:16:00+00:00These 5 birds have the weirdest feet you’ll ever see – from flipper-like toes to neon blue feet – and incredible reasons for themhttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/trees/tree-vaccinationsBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-11-07T01:00:00+00:00Can you vaccinate trees against disease?https://www.discoverwildlife.com/tv/dugong-remora-fish-blue-planet-iiiBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-11-07T00:27:00+00:00“A bubble of flatulence signals the main course.” These fish follow dugongs for a truly disgusting reason