https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/animal-sex-factsBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-08-11T14:35:09+00:00"In fact it’s highly likely that eyelash mites are having sex on your face right now." Discover 12 fascinating facts you never knew about animal sexhttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/marine-animals/humpback-whale-song-divingBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-08-11T13:23:51+00:00When experts tagged diving whales, they discovered something astonishing about their songhttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/animals-that-use-namesBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-08-11T10:52:00+00:00Some animals give each other names, like humans do. Now scientists know why…https://www.discoverwildlife.com/environment/ghost-nets-factsBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-08-11T10:03:15+00:00"Once trapped, a dolphin will struggle to escape and could die from suffocation. Even if they escape, the injuries suffered can be catastrophic" https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/do-animals-menstruateBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-08-11T09:46:01+00:00Do any animals have periods like humans?https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/marine-animals/joel-sartore-red-handfishBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-08-11T08:21:39+00:00Joel Sartore has photographed 18,000 species. His latest is one of the weirdest and rarest yethttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/birds/baby-birds-talking-inside-eggsBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-08-11T07:13:00+00:00Can baby birds ‘talk’ to one another inside their eggs?https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/marine-animals/humpback-whale-suction-cup-breachBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-08-11T06:01:21+00:00When scientists put a camera tag on a whale, they never expected to see thishttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/environment/great-pacific-garbage-patchBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-08-11T04:44:00+00:00It’s twice the size of Texas, weighs more than 770 twinjets – and contains almost 2 trillion pieces of plastichttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/deadliest-animals-grand-canyonBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-08-11T02:40:00+00:00"Their venom is a highly potent neurotoxin, 15 times more toxic than a rattlesnake’s..." 10 most dangerous, deadliest animals in the Grand Canyon… https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/marine-animals/firewormsBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-08-11T00:03:00+00:00"Its bristles are like thousands of tiny, hollow needles poking out of every inch of skin, ready to inject you with neurotoxin that burns like fire for several hours…"https://www.discoverwildlife.com/mammals/watch-giraffe-drinkingBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-08-10T12:30:20+00:00Watch incredible close-up footage of a giraffe doing the splits just to take a sip of water…https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/marine-animals/pygmy-blue-whale-indonesiaBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-08-10T12:29:13+00:00Staggering drone footage shows 24m giants speeding through Indonesian watershttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/marine-animals/white-shark-nursery-stormBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-08-10T10:06:39+00:00As a huge storm approached the US coast, California's great white sharks did thishttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/mammals/honey-badger-factsBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-08-10T09:38:55+00:00Is this the world's most aggressive animal? The size of a fox, this badass raids beehives, steals from lions, shrugs off snake venom and never backs down…https://www.discoverwildlife.com/reptiles/snakes-able-to-crush-peopleBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-08-10T09:21:56+00:00"Constriction prevents blood from reaching vital organs, including the heart, and that’s why you die…" 5 deadly snakes that can crush and eat peoplehttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/prehistoric-life/human-species-who-lived-alongside-usBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-08-10T09:09:12+00:005 ancient prehistoric, pioneering human species that once lived alongside us, interacted with us, and -  in some cases - even mated with us…https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/animals-that-kill-king-cobraBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-08-10T08:45:00+00:00"It swoops down on its prey and grasps it with claws as it tears off the head…" 7 animals brave enough to take on – and kill – the deadly king cobrahttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/fish/rocksuckerBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-08-10T08:37:50+00:00It has a built-in suction cup, vampire-like fangs, can swallow its prey whole – and has one very disgusting dining habithttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/marine-animals/hairy-anglerfish-stomachBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-08-10T05:35:02+00:00“Probably ate it headfirst." Here's what scientists found inside this deep-sea fish’s bulging bellyhttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/mammals/alpha-malesBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-08-10T00:14:00+00:00Wolves were the poster child for the ‘alpha male’ concept – until researchers realised they’d got it wronghttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/mammals/deadliest-mouse-worldBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-08-09T19:51:36+00:00It looks like a mouse but don't be fooled – this is no ordinary mouse. This is one badass, very aggressive rodent that can take on deadly scorpions – and win…