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Filmmakers released a robotic orangutan into the Borneo rainforest. What it captured was astonishing
A robotic orangutan was able to film incredible, human-like behaviour for the BBC TV series Spy in the Wild
“That is mind-blowing!” Deadly 60 is back – everything you need to know about Steve Backshall’s wildlife TV show
Steve Backshall is back for a new series of Deadly 60 – here’s what to expect
David Attenborough turns his attention to Britain’s backyards and the spectacular wildlife found there in new BBC TV series
In an upcoming TV series for the BBC, David Attenborough is looking at the incredible wildlife found across Britain’s gardens
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“Complete intoxication.” Lemurs in Madagascar are licking millipedes – and it’s sending them into a “trancelike state”
To protect themselves from malaria-carrying mosquitoes, some lemurs in Madagascar are turning to poisonous insects – with unusual side effects
New David Attenborough and Netflix documentary goes behind the scenes of one of the “most iconic moments in wildlife filmmaking”
Netflix’s A Gorilla Story takes us behind the scenes of a piece of wildlife television history
“As the great whites move in for the kill, the seals do something astonishing.”
Great white sharks may have reputation for being a ruthless apex predator, but that doesn’t mean they can’t be scared away
It may look like a bridge, but this crossing isn’t made of brick or concrete – but it lasts for hundreds of years
Discover the incredible way humans use trees in this remote forest in India
“Far more than pollinators.” New James Cameron-backed TV series shows bees can build structures – and even eat meat
Take a ‘bees-eye view’ of this incredible, yet often overlooked, insect with TV series Secrets of the Bees
“When an elephant calf is cut off from its herd, the lions charge towards it.” 10 animal behaviours filmed for the first time
To mark 20 years of the BBC TV series Planet Earth, we look at some of the filming firsts it captured – from an elusive Himalayan big cat to a ‘zombie’ fungus
It’s up to 40 miles wide, contains billions of creatures and can take 20 years to form – is this nature’s most destructive swarm?
In astonishing footage from Planet Earth, swarms of desert locusts decimate vegetation
“Hunger drives the lizard to make a second attempt.” Watch brutal BBC footage of an opossum fighting off a huge lizard to save her babies
In footage captured for the BBC TV film Komodo: The Deadly Bite, a monitor lizard tries to steal from an opossum nest
“She’s seen something….” A cheetah mum must distract a prowling big cat away from her cubs. Will her risk pay off?
In footage captured for the latest series of Big Cats 24/7, we watch a tense encounter between a cheetah mum and a leopard under the cover of darkness
“The sight of them writhing around in slippery foam will stay with me for a while.” This mating ritual could be Earth’s weirdest
Female Japanese tree frogs produce foam-like nests to lay eggs in – and things soon turn into a slippery mess
“One of the most memorable moments in British television.” David Attenborough’s most ambitious project celebrated in new TV film
Filmed in the 1970s, the BBC’s Life on Earth helped make television history
Forget gender wars! These bizarre birds have had equality sorted for some 44 million years - watch them in action
These ground-loving birds mate for life and work together to protect their young
Watch agonising BBC footage of deadly crocodiles attacking animals oblivious to the danger not once, but twice... You will be yelling at the screen
Watch incredible BBC footage of wildebeests at the water's edge going back into crocodile-infested waters, narrated by David Attenborough
“After nearly an hour of brutal fighting, it’s all over.” An otter family must defend its pups from a caiman. What happens next is extraordinary
In footage captured for the BBC TV programme Giant Otters of the Amazon, a caiman refuses to back down from fighting with a family of otters
Watch hilarious BBC footage of what happens when Dad Wolf disapproves of his daughter's choice but she only has eyes for the ‘bad boy’...
While alpha wolves discourage their offspring to mate, sometimes kids just won't listen. Watch what happens when a daughter wolf sneaks off
“He approaches slowly.” Filmmakers built a robot otter and released it into the Alaskan sea. What it saw was astonishing
Filmmakers used a robotic camera to capture adorable close-up footage of sea otters.
“I have never seen anything like this.” Big Cats 24/7 returns for a second series. Here’s everything you need to know
All you need to know about the second series of the BBC's epic wildlife documentary Big Cats 24/7
“Beaching here could be lethal.” Dolphins in South Carolina have developed a genius – but deadly – hunting strategy. Watch the tense Attenborough-narrated footage
Younger bottlenose dolphins have been observed stranding themselves on mudbanks – but it’s a risky technique
“Literally caught between the devil and the deep blue sea.” Hunted from above and below, is this the world’s unluckiest fish?
Footage from the BBC TV series The Hunt demonstrates how the life of a flying fish can be a tough one
“Astonishing behaviour.” Filmmakers left a robot orangutan in the Borneo rainforest. The footage helped solve a mystery that puzzled scientists
Wild orangutans in the Borneo rainforest have been observed washing themselves with soap – but researchers weren't sure why
“I see it before the wolves do.” A huge predator encroaches on a wolf pack. They have no choice but to confront it
In tense footage filmed for the BBC's A Wolf Called Storm, a wolf pack's den is threatened by a predator much larger than them
