https://www.discoverwildlife.com/fish/sharks-and-rays-differenceBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-04T15:06:42+00:00Are rays just flattened sharks? No, say the experts at The Shark Trust, there's a bit more to it than thathttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/plant-facts/thismia-daemona-devil-flowerBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-04T14:56:00+00:00Researchers discover 'devil flower' hidden beneath the forest floor in Thai national parkhttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/people/tales-from-the-bush/giant-red-land-crab-encounterBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-04T14:05:56+00:00“Crash. Smash. Slam. My cabin was under siege. A colossal crab the size of a car tyre was pushing against my door"https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/marine-animals/lithodid-crab-brittle-starBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-04T13:20:53+00:00Giant crab seen marching along seafloor. What happened next shocked these scientistshttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/mammals/straw-fruit-bat-gathering-spectacleBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-04T12:10:21+00:00The world's biggest animal migration is a jaw-dropping aerial spectacle worthy of a place on Africa's Big 6, says Mike Dilgerhttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/marine-animals/turtle-jacks-borneoBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-04T10:10:56+00:00“My mind was completely blown.” This diver was filming fish in Borneo, when suddenly the shoal parted to reveal a breathtaking sighthttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/marine-animals/chimaera-vancouver-islandBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-04T08:02:09+00:00Deep-sea 'ghost shark' spotted feeding in the shallows off the coast of Vancouver Islandhttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/fish/largest-river-fishBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-04T02:06:00+00:00"A fish the size of a dining table and as heavy as a grizzly bear, yet reports of specimens twice that size exist..." 10 largest river fish on the planethttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/prehistoric-life/eritheriumBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-04T00:00:00+00:00It looked like a pig and was just 20cm tall – meet the first-ever elephant on the planet, which looked nothing like today's majestic giantshttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/fish/titan-triggerfishBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-03T17:57:00+00:00It has human-like, sharp chisel teeth and a powerful bite. Divers are advised to swim away, as making for the surface only encourages an attack…https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/birds/bird-vocalisation-attractivenessBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-03T11:59:57+00:00These people listened 123 different birdsongs then ranked their attractiveness. Here's what came top (and bottom)https://www.discoverwildlife.com/fish/spinach-pipefish-papua-new-guineaBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-03T09:29:54+00:00‘Lost’ animal caught in fishing net in Papua New Guinea. It hasn't been seen by scientists for more than 40 yearshttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/marine-animals/bigfin-squid-davidson-seamountBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-03T07:25:51+00:00“I screamed before the rest of it came into the screen.” Deep-sea scientists film rare creature deep in Pacific Oceanhttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/marine-animals/po-shipwreck-artificial-reefBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-03T06:08:23+00:00In 1941, a massive WWII ship sank off the coast of Albania. Divers just went down there – and found a rare mammal living among the wreckhttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/marine-animals/vampire-squid-inside-outBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-03T05:24:59+00:00See the chilling moment this vampire squid turns itself inside outhttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/environment/underwear-soil-healthBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-03T05:02:14+00:002,000 pairs of underpants buried across Switzerland. Here’s what scientists discovered when they dug them uphttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/animals-that-have-no-predatorsBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-03T04:28:00+00:00"Even amongst their fellow apex predators, they are still top of the food chain…" 7 animals so formidable they have virtually no predatorshttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/mammals/bull-elephant-in-musthBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-03T00:09:00+00:00"Dark fluid from his temporal glands stains the sides of his face, and other males often give him a wide berth. And for very good reason."https://www.discoverwildlife.com/mammals/coyotes-using-chicago-subwayBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-02T18:29:00+00:00"It’s simply the safest, fastest and most direct way to get from one part of its territory to another." The animal that's using Chicago's subway like a local