Mammals
Fascinating facts about our warm blooded friends - the mammals.
Its top speed is 50 miles per hour, it's constantly on the move and takes part in one of the greatest spectacles on the planet
Wildebeest are some of the most important and impressive animals on the African savanna. From mass migrations and group defence tactics to mysterious female horns, here’s what makes these large antelopes truly remarkable
Scientists spent 22,000 hours watching black bears hibernating in Virginia. Here's what they learnt
As temperatures rise due to climate change, bears may be more active during times where they were traditionally hibernating – and this change in behaviour could drive bears to seek out food in human-inhabited areas, according to a new study.
North American beaver vs Eurasian beaver: what's the difference between these two huge rodents?
Separated by thousands of miles, North American and Eurasian beavers have distinct differences – right down to the way they engineer their dams
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Up to 200,000 porcupine caribou make an arduous migration from the Yukon to Alaska every year. Watch their incredible journey
Witness one of the planet's greatest animal migrations.
Woolly mammoth vs elephant:They look like giant, hairy elephants… but how different were woolly mammoths really?
How different are elephants to woolly mammoths? Stuart Blackman explains how these two giant differ
How do animals survive life on the equator? The astonishing tricks rainforest creatures use to survive the world’s hottest, wettest forests
Whether it's hot and humid or cold and dry, there are many challenging environments along the Equator. So how have animals adapted to it?
Researchers put cameras in the trees of the second largest rainforest in the world. Here’s what they found
From the ground into the canopy, the Congo rainforest fosters more interconnected biodiversity than previously thought, according to a new study.
“The victim's muscles go rigid, abdomen, chest and back cramp, then cardiovascular collapse can follow.” 8 most dangerous, deadliest animals in Colorado
Sprawling for a whopping 3.5 million acres of wilderness, the state of Colorado includes habitats ranging from sprawling forests to semi-arid shrublands, and alpine tundra to lowland plains.
This mammal's bizarre tongue is so long it has to tuck it up inside its ribcage. Here's why
Here's how and why the tube-lipped nectar bat stores its extra long tongue
“It burst from the inky water, right beside us. We were very lucky”. Close shave with dangerous, massive creature in Zambian swamp
Wildlife photographer Will Whitford talks elusive pumas and obliging silverbacks
It lived alongside mammoths, survived the Ice Age, weighs the same as a tiger – and has a top speed of a whopping 60KPH – Don't get in its way!
Learn all about musk ox, the Arctic bovid that survived the last Ice Age, including where its name comes from, and why they're actually more closely related to sheep and goats than to bison and cattle
The world's biggest animal migration is a jaw-dropping aerial spectacle worthy of a place on Africa's Big 6, says Mike Dilger
Every year, hundreds of thousands of bats flock to Zambia to feast on a bounty of fruit
"Even amongst their fellow apex predators, they are still top of the food chain…" 7 animals so formidable they have virtually no predators
While most animals that have no predators are what we call ‘apex predators’, meaning they are right at the top of the food chain, this is not always the case.
"Dark fluid from his temporal glands stains the sides of his face, and other males often give him a wide berth. And for very good reason."
What happens when a bull elephant is in musth and why does it happen?
"It’s simply the safest, fastest and most direct way to get from one part of its territory to another." The animal that's using Chicago's subway like a local
Coyotes have expertly integrated themselves into Chicago life, and are making use of the infrastructure
"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?
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.
