Mammals
Fascinating facts about our warm blooded friends - the mammals.
Extraordinary footage shows female tiger carrying newborn cubs up a cliff in India
Biologist and wildlife filmmaker Dan O’Neill sheds light on the rare behaviour, which he filmed in India's Ranthambore National Park.
“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
“We did this. People did this.” How Canada’s rarest mammal was pulled back from the brink of extinction
Canada’s rarest mammal was on the brink of extinction but, in a remarkable conservation success story, it is on the road to recovery
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It has huge ears and can run twice as fast as Usain Bolt - meet the amazing hare returning to Saudi Arabia's northwestern desert
20 Arabian hares have been moved to the Prince Mohammed bin Salman Royal Reserve as part of a project to restore populations in the area.
“It’s a kind of Tinder for big cats.” Cheetahs were dying out in Africa, so conservationists tried something new
The cheetah is back – thanks to a smart release project that now sees populations flourishing in South Africa and beyond
Do tigers get a taste for human flesh after a first bite?
Some tigers do become serial man-eaters. But the evidence suggests they are driven by necessity rather than preference.
Plants play techno, chimps drum and one creature uses its minuscule penis as a bow – why music isn’t just for humans
It’s not just the hills that are alive with the sound of music – ponds and oceans thrum with tunes, too
“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.
Rare blue-faced monkeys seen swinging through remote forest in Vietnam
The critically endangered Tonkin snub-nosed monkeys were spotted during a recent population census in Vietnam’s Khau Ca forest.
Why are giant pandas black and white?
Our expert explains why giant pandas are black and white.
A rapidly melting ‘Doomsday Glacier’ and a monstrous deep-sea fish: 6 of nature’s doomsday signals that could warn of the end of the world
Whether these signs are rooted in science (like the Doomsday Glacier) or simply popular myth, they have been associated with the end of the world – or at least life as we know it
Astonishing power and resilience of hippos revealed in 16 incredible photos
Dramatic images of hippopotamuses – from the muddy banks of the Luangwa River in Zambia to Botswana's vast Okavango Delta.
Giraffes have ridiculously high blood pressure – much higher than humans. So why doesn’t it kill them?
Giraffes have incredibly long necks, but their lanky legs also have an important function
It looks like a guinea pig on steroids, is nearly as big as a single mattress, weighs the same as a tumble dryer – and is a dab hand at swimming underwater too
All you need to know about the worlds largest rodent, capybara
Odd-looking, tiny killers, expert underwater swimmers and the grumpiest cats: 10 weirdest wild cats in the world
From tiny but deadly hunters to grumpy-looking felines, the world is home to some truly bizarre wild cats
Why do beavers build dams? And how on Earth do they do it?
All you need to know about why beavers make dams
Are humans really the only species that trade?
This animal’s sex session lasts longer than a working day
Small, cute, and surprisingly single-minded about mating
Can chimpanzees and other great apes breed with monkeys?
Can any primates interbreed? James Fair investigates
It's wider than a doorway, bigger than a buzzard yet weighs less than a suitcase...
Did you know the biggest bats in the world are bigger than buzzards? Stuart Blackman takes a look at the contenders
Did you know the biggest rat in the world is nearly a metre long? That's one whopping rat...
Meet the two biggest rats in the world - one in length and one in weight...almost 4kg to be precise
“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
"22% of US men believe they could beat a chimpanzee in a fight" – Here’s how humans actually stack up against the world’s 10 strongest primates
Discover the strongest primates on the planet…
