Mammals
Fascinating facts about our warm blooded friends - the mammals.
"Alan fired off a dart. Relatives clustered around her as the drug began taking effect, and within 15 minutes they were all sedated"
if you struggle to control your pet, just imagine how difficult it is to move 80 stray elephants.
Watch amazing, jaw-dropping, close up footage of a lioness chancing her luck with elephants – who aren't impressed by her antics
Incredible footage shows the moment aggressive wild elephants stand up to a lioness in African savannah grassland.
How much wildlife do cats actually kill – should we really keep our pet cats indoors?
We may love our pets, but the truth is that they can be a real problem for wildlife, says James Fair
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Watch adorable BBC footage of clumsy baby elephants taking their first, very wobbly steps
Watch this adorable BBC Earth footage of an elephant calf mastering its first steps and bonding with the herd.
“I knew there was something going on.” Orangutans heard ‘gossiping’ in Borneo forest. Here’s what they’re saying
Mother orangutans may rely on ‘forest gossip’ to work out whether there are suitable playmates nearby for their offspring
The car was stuck in the mud. Then an elephant charged. I still can’t believe what happened next…
Daniel Stiles shares a heart-stopping encounter with an elephant in Kenya
"Suddenly a bull elephant appeared. Ambling over to the carcass, the immense creature used his tactile trunk to gently caress the bones of his fallen comrade"
A cheery safari trip takes a solemn turn
"You have to shoot the animal in the shoulder and wait five minutes for the animal to get groggy and fall over."
a runaway zebra has an unpredicted response to anaesthetic and has to be saved from a tree
Watch jaw dropping footage of fearless elk taking on a hopeful grey wolf in Yellowstone National Park
A powerful elk stag (Cervus canadensis) charges a grey wolf (Canis lupus) in Yellowstone National Park, USA, showcasing the raw intensity of predator-prey interactions in the wild.
”He had a habit of causing commotion with visitors. I feel for him – I see him as a friend, I owe the guy!”
The relaxed demeanour and lopsided
‘smile’ of this charismatic macaque belies the struggle of an ailing species.
Wolves and coyotes look alike, but they’re more different than you might think
Who is America's top dog? We take a look at the differences between wolves and coyotes
Why do cats purr? It's not just a sign of happiness…
Rae Foreman-Worsley from Cats Protection discusses the mystery behind a cat’s purr
'Ghost moose' footage shows huge, white animal wandering through forest
The videos of the white moose were captured in the Värmland region of Sweden.
Scientists set up camera trap in the Amazon – and filmed “something they never dreamed of”
Rare footage shows a baby giant armadillo exploring its surroundings in the Peruvian Amazon
It's the size of a Labrador dog, incredibly shy and beautiful and built for trees. It's famous for its deadly, flexible jaw that can open at a full 100 degrees
Meet the clouded leopard, a striking jungle predator
There's a rare and very strange animal in the Pyrenees that looks like a tiny, hairy elephant
Webbed feet, a flexible snout and waterproof fur – the curious Pyrenean desman is surely one of Europe's oddest mammals.
There are less than 100 of these apes left in the wild. Scientists just caught them on camera
A new survey of the cao vit gibbon offers a glimpse into the world of this extremely rare animal.
It has one enormous, weird head, lives high up in mountains and looks like it was designed as a mistake by AI
With its square-shaped head, piercing gaze and cartoonish proportions, the Tibetan fox is perfectly adapted to the harsh heights of the Himalayas
Why do cats stalk and pounce, rather than chase?
Cats are masters of the stalk and pounce hunting method. Here's why, for them, it's the most efficient killing technique ...
Tiny deer found trapped in farmer’s pool. Then a rescue team showed up
The Chinese water deer had become trapped in a four-metre-deep hole in Cambridgeshire, England.
“They creep low to the ground, advancing in short bursts until close enough to pounce.” One of the world’s most beautiful, rarest, dogs facing extinction
This russet-coated carnivore might be at the top of the food chain in its isolated uplands, but due to the impact of other dogs, their lives are under threat
Researchers tracked 172 jaguars across the Americas. What they found could help protect the big cats
Largest-ever jaguar analysis identifies how the big cats are connected – information that could help with future conservation efforts.
Are humpback whales the ocean’s unexpected heroes? Do they really try and save seals from killer whales?
Are humpback whales gentle giants? Or is there another reason behind their strange behaviour?
"I saw the glowing eyes staring back at me from the darkness. I’m still pinching myself…"
Will knew that travelling to Kenya to snap a secretive black panther would be a huge gamble. But fortune favours the brave.
