https://www.discoverwildlife.com/environment/congo-river-basin-guideBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-08T15:17:40+00:00It's bigger than France, Germany and Spain combined, is home to rainforests, savannahs, swamps and some of the world’s deadliest, strangest wildlifehttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/reptiles/dangerous-snakes-in-australiaBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-08T12:23:14+00:00"It is estimated that just one bite contains enough venom to kill at least 100 humans." 4 most dangerous, deadliest snakes in Australiahttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/reptiles/spanish-ribbed-newtBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-08T11:36:02+00:00"Its ribs stretch the skin to the point that they burst right through it, producing a row of barbs that inject poison into any predator"https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/wildebeest-guideBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-08T10:05:02+00:00Its top speed is 50 miles per hour, it's constantly on the move and takes part in one of the greatest spectacles on the planethttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/trees/crown-shyness-factsBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-08T09:44:48+00:00"Treetops appear to lock together like the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle, separated by channels of blue sky." Why do some trees refuse to touch each other?https://www.discoverwildlife.com/flowers/smelliest-plantBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-08T09:33:47+00:00It's a gigantic 3 metres tall, reeks of rotten flesh and blooms for just 24 hours every 3 yearshttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/environment/sea-of-cortezBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-08T07:05:32+00:00It's home to 900 fish species and one of the rarest animals on Earth – and was dubbed the 'aquarium of the world' by Jacques Cousteauhttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/wildlife/insects-invertebrates/honeybee-maternal-offloadingBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-08T06:08:00+00:00“They shunt the toxic burden to their eggs.” Queen bees have a morbid way of protecting themselves against chemicals https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/marine-animals/anemone-eats-fishBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-08T04:41:00+00:00“We did not want to see this.” Researchers stunned as predator hiding in plain sight suddenly strikeshttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/black-bear-hibernation-environmental-cuesBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-08T03:56:00+00:00Scientists spent 22,000 hours watching black bears hibernating in Virginia. Here's what they learnthttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/north-american-eurasian-beaver-differenceBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-08T02:45:00+00:00North American beaver vs Eurasian beaver: what's the difference between these two huge rodents?https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/porcupine-caribou-migrationBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-08T01:23:00+00:00Up to 200,000 porcupine caribou make an arduous migration from the Yukon to Alaska every year. Watch their incredible journeyhttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/environment/salar-de-uyuni-salt-flatsBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-08T00:05:00+00:00At 130km across, it's the world’s largest natural mirror – but this otherworldly landscape is stranger than it looks, and has starred in Star Warshttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/close-encounter-with-a-mooseBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-07T14:40:37+00:00"At first he licked the doors and tyres, but then decided to spar with the hood. I didn’t feel safe trying to stop him"https://www.discoverwildlife.com/fish/conger-eelBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-07T14:21:25+00:00This 2-metre monster latched onto a diver's face with its needle-sharp teeth and left him needing more than 20 stitches and plastic surgery…https://www.discoverwildlife.com/people/meet-the-scientist/karl-schmidt-deathBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-07T13:15:12+00:00"His notes make harrowing reading: Bleeding of mucous membranes began about 5.30pm, urination at 12.20am, mostly blood, a good deal of abdominal pain"https://www.discoverwildlife.com/mammals/woolly-mammoth-vs-elephant-differenceBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-07T11:48:07+00:00Woolly mammoth vs elephant:They look like giant, hairy elephants… but how different were woolly mammoths really?https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/marine-animals/humpback-whale-near-miss-boatBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-07T11:20:48+00:00“Oh my goodness. I was holding my breath.” Speeding boat nearly collides with humpback whales in Australiahttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/birds/shoebill-factsBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-07T10:41:52+00:00It clatters like a machine gun, has a deadly prehistoric-looking beak, can live for 25 years and can grow up to a whopping 1.5m tall with a wingspan of 2.6mhttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/people/gerald-durrell-factsBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-07T10:20:13+00:00"He was an ideas generator – he came up with ideas which were way ahead of their time.” Gerald Durrell, the man who revolutionised zoos and conservationhttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/fish/leafy-seadragon-factsBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-07T10:05:58+00:00It looks like seaweed, moves like seaweed – but don’t be fooled: this is a fish where the males get pregnanthttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/how-animals-adapted-to-tropicsBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-07T09:56:24+00:00How do animals survive life on the equator? The astonishing tricks rainforest creatures use to survive the world’s hottest, wettest forestshttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/fish/longfin-eel-migration-new-zealandBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-07T06:45:18+00:00Expedition team has "unforgettable encounter" with one of New Zealand's most incredible creatureshttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/mammals/congo-basin-rainforest-researchBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-07T06:21:00+00:00Researchers put cameras in the trees of the second largest rainforest in the world. Here’s what they foundhttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/deadliest-animals-coloradoBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-07T02:45:00+00:00“The victim's muscles go rigid, abdomen, chest and back cramp, then cardiovascular collapse can follow.” 8 most dangerous, deadliest animals in Coloradohttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/marine-animals/headless-chicken-monster-how-deep-is-your-loveBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-07T01:39:00+00:00“That’s amazing!” Marine biologists film rare ‘headless chicken monster’ deep in the Pacific Oceanhttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/marine-animals/antarctic-sun-starfishBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-07T00:00:00+00:00This deadly creature nicknamed the ‘Death Star’ grows up to 50 ‘bear trap’ arms to snare its preyhttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/environment/yarlung-tsangpo-grand-canyonBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-06T16:06:50+00:00It can swallow 5 Empire State Buildings, is as long as Portugal – and is home to a deadly but rare big cathttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/mammals/tube-lipped-nectar-batBBC Wildlife Magazineen2026-09-06T15:56:42+00:00This mammal's bizarre tongue is so long it has to tuck it up inside its ribcage. 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