https://www.discoverwildlife.com/mammals/apes-vs-humans-differencesBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-14T16:33:45+00:00What's the difference between humans and apes? And when did humans first appear?https://www.discoverwildlife.com/mammals/how-cats-were-domesticatedBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-14T16:29:49+00:00"Domestication proper came much later, in Egypt about 4,000 years ago." How we domesticated the cathttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/mammals/serval-cat-guideBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-14T16:18:38+00:00It has the legs of a supermodel, can run at 40mph and leap 3m high – yet is just 50cm tall. Meet one of the world's weirdest, yet most beautiful, catshttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/deadliest-us-statesBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-14T16:01:41+00:00“Do not crouch down or bend over because you may look a lot like a four-legged prey animal.”  10 most dangerous, deadliest states in USAhttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/dinosaurs/dinosaur-poop-featherBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-14T14:09:22+00:00A tiny object preserved in dinosaur poop may unlock one of palaeontology’s biggest mysterieshttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/environment/hawaii-volcanoesBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-14T12:04:29+00:00It was born from volcanoes, is millions of years old – and it’s still growing todayhttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/longest-fangsBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-14T11:27:25+00:00“They’re powerful enough to break human skin – and contain venom.” 7 longest (and deadliest) fangs on the planethttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/mammals/asian-vsafrican-elephantsBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-14T10:35:16+00:00"They're more closely related to woolly mammoths than they are to African elephants…" Just how different are African, forest and Asian elephants? https://www.discoverwildlife.com/fish/why-seahorses-look-like-horsesBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-14T09:38:12+00:00Why do seahorses look like miniature horses?https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/birds/promiscuity-female-dunnocksBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-14T09:32:36+00:00"Females frequently take not one, but two ‘husbands’ and have been documented copulating over 250 times with both in order to start a family"https://www.discoverwildlife.com/mammals/chimpanzees-that-eat-bush-babiesBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-14T09:03:47+00:00“It’s an effective ambush. If not impaled, the wounded animal tries to flee but is promptly grabbed by its assailant and swiftly chomped, head first.”https://www.discoverwildlife.com/mammals/female-zebra-saves-foal-from-infanticidal-stallionBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-14T08:28:37+00:00"She repeatedly kicked his head to prevent an attack." Kick-ass female zebra saves foal from infanticidal malehttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/marine-animals/blacktip-reef-shark-beach-indonesiaBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-14T05:56:00+00:00“This moment was wild.” Astonishing footage shows sharks exploding out of water so fast they land on beachhttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/why-predators-are-so-bad-at-catching-preyBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-13T19:47:36+00:00"A series of well-judged turns can be enough to send a hungry animal home empty-handed." Ever wondered why predators are so bad at catching prey?https://www.discoverwildlife.com/mammals/how-many-human-speciesBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-13T19:34:43+00:00Just how many species of human have there been?https://www.discoverwildlife.com/prehistoric-life/great-dyingBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-13T16:00:35+00:00It wiped out 90% of life on Earth, turned the oceans into graveyards – and it very nearly ended life on our planet entirelyhttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/amphibians/wood-frog-factsBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-13T15:08:10+00:00"As temperatures drop below freezing, it freezes solid, with 70% of the water in its body turning to ice. It stops breathing, its heart stops beating and its kidneys stop functioning" https://www.discoverwildlife.com/wildlife/insects-invertebrates/metallic-blue-tarantula-factsBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-13T14:56:08+00:00This amazing metallic blue tarantula is the most beautiful spider in the worldhttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/tallest-animals-worldBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-13T12:45:35+00:00Taller than a double-decker bus or longer than a lorry: Discover 10 tallest, longest animals on the planethttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/prehistoric-life/first-primate-purgatorius-factsBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-13T12:30:39+00:00It looked like a rodent but don't be fooled, this was no rodent. This is thought to be the world's first primate – and our ancestorhttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/people/elephant-charge-indiaBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-13T12:07:27+00:00"He began waving his arms violently up and down while screaming at the top of his voice. I turned and finally saw what was making him so afraid…"https://www.discoverwildlife.com/mammals/great-ape-factsBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-13T09:35:44+00:00Think you know your family? Well, think again. You might call yourself a Jones or a Patel, but at heart you're a great apehttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/prehistoric-life/jurassic-coastBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-13T09:18:00+00:00It's more than 185 million years old, as long as the Suez Canal – and locked inside are millions of ancient monstershttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/mammals/polar-bears-cant-live-in-antarcticaBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-12T19:14:53+00:00Why can't polar bears live in Antarctica?https://www.discoverwildlife.com/environment/majlis-al-jinn-cave-guideBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-12T19:09:53+00:00It’s 50 million years old, the size of Wembley Stadium and could fit 12 Boeing 747s inside – but the only way in is via a 100-metre plungehttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/wildlife/insects-invertebrates/moon-snail-factsBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-12T17:57:52+00:00It drills through shells with a cocktail of acid and enzymes – then liquefies its victim inside their own homehttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/birds/how-do-birds-mateBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-12T17:56:37+00:00Do male birds have penises? The surprisingly bizarre way birds have sexhttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/mammals/bear-cub-encounter-finlandBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-12T17:46:56+00:00I woke up to a bear cub pulling at my sleeping bag – and then its mother and sister arrived...