Mammals
Fascinating facts about our warm blooded friends - the mammals.
"He fed them first from a stick and then from his mouth…" In this Ethiopian city, people feed one of Africa’s deadliest predators mouth-to-mouth
As darkness falls across Harar,
people gather to welcome the
city’s carnivorous visitors and
see them get their fill.
Could this endearing mammal be the reason Canada exists?
How are beavers responsible for the exploration of Canada? Christian Dunn explains
How old are polar bears? Just when did these fearsome Arctic giants first appear?
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Coyote finds vulture nest in Texas. What it does next has never been caught on camera before
A remote camera in Armstrong County has captured the first direct visual evidence of coyote predation on turkey vultures.
Beaver vs otter: They both live in rivers and look very similar – but can you tell them apart?
The beaver and otter may look similar but apart from sharing a love of water they are quite different, says Hazel Forrest from the Scottish Wildlife Trust
“Once they descend into the cave, they trudge 150m in the pitch black, feeling around with their trunks.” 9 weird animals found in caves
What lurks in the dark depths of caves might send shivers down your spine…
"It thrusts its spear into the cavity, killing or severely wounding any dozing animal inside before pulling out its skewered quarry…"
Discover the animals that use spears to kill their prey
They should be enemies… but what these 2 animals do for each other has amazed experts and left them speechless
Research reveals cross-species co-operation between warthogs and mongooses.
Your pet cat may be wilder than you think: 6 behaviours that reveal its wild, untamed ancestry
Watching domestic cats can offer some surprising insights into the lives of their wild relatives. Find out more about the lion in your living room.
Do animals have oral sex?
The behaviour has been observed in animals in the wild – but does it have a biological purpose?
It’s the size of a pet cat, has long claws for digging, has hardly ever been seen and lives on one of the world’s weirdest islands
The falanouc is one of Madagascar's least-known carnivores. Here's everything you need to know about it
Can you spot the wild cat hidden in this photograph in less than 10 seconds?
It’s covered in terrifying quills so, what could possibly eat a porcupine?
Surely a porcupine's prickly quills would put off a hungry predator? Not necessarily says Stuart Blackman
Black leopards are secretly thriving in the British countryside – here’s the whole incredible story
Rick Minter, podcast host and author of Big Cats: Facing Britain's Wild Predators, says that sightings and DNA tests suggest that large cats such as black leopards are quietly naturalising in Britain.
It’s the size of a pet cat, looks like a bandit and uses its enormous tail to flirt
Ring-tailed lemurs are one of the most distinctive and recognisable species of lemur. Learn more about this endangered species in our expert guide by the Lemur Conservation Network.
Crocodile snatches wild dog from riverbank in Zambia. Then its pack turns up to try and save it – watch the agonising footage…
In footage captured for BBC's Kingdom, a wild dog is caught in the jaws of a crocodile – can his pack members save him?
Can dogs and foxes interbreed? Could we have doxes running around?
Until recently it was thought impossible for dogs and foxes to interbreed, but a landmark discovery has turned the theory on its head
What exactly is a black panther?
What is a black panther? Do black panthers really exist? Stuart Blackman explains
It barks like a dog, has webbed feet and dives underwater to hunt: Meet the bizarre cat that swims like an otter
All you need to know about one of the world's weirdest cats, the fishing cat
It is the largest, most formidable, cat in the Americas and one of the world's most powerful predators, able to bite straight through the skull of its prey
Our guide to the largest cat in the Americas – the jaguar, including how to identify, their diet and best places to see them in the wild.
“Something I will remember for the rest of my life.” Rare wild Przewalski’s horse born in central Kazakhstan for first time in 200 years
The birth of a Przewalski’s horse foal in Kazakhstan marks another step in the restoration of this rare species.
These monkeys turn into meat-eaters when plants are scarce. There’s something very human about it, says scientists
Scientists find that capuchin monkeys hunt for meat when plants are scarce
It has supermodel legs, walks like a camel, hunts like a cat and – bizarrely – loves fruit. Meet one of the weirdest dogs on the planet
James Fair tracks down the enigmatic and strange maned wolf
It looks half-zebra, half-giraffe and has a 50cm tongue that can lick its own ears. Meet one of the world's most confusing animals.
Learn more about these elusive African mammals, which are actually related to giraffes.
