Mammals
Fascinating facts about our warm blooded friends - the mammals.
"A bull elephant appeared from the bush. 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
He was a ‘wrestler’, went to the pub and starred in a James Bond movie. Oh, and he was a 65-stone grizzly bear
A BBC documentary looks back on the extraordinary life of Hercules, the Scottish grizzly bear
It can mimic facial expressions like humans and is the smallest of its kind in the world – meet this charismatic creature
What are sun bears? Where do sun bears live? Learn all about this beguiling and elusive bear in Heidi Quine's expert guide
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What is the biggest bear in the world? Clue: it towers overs humans and weighs almost a tonne
There are two contenders for the biggest bear in the world title, says Stuart Blackman, and it's difficult to pick a winner between them.
“She has only minutes.” Wild dogs stop buffalo from trampling their pups. Then disaster strikes
In footage from BBC’s Kingdom, a den full of pups collapses. Will the pack rescue them in time?
It might only weigh 70–113 grams, but this mammal can survive a human standing on it for an epic 5 minutes - does it have the world's strongest skeleton?
Bigger doesn't necessarily mean stronger says Ben Garrod. In fact its the smaller animals that have the strongest skeletons
Watch a hungry, desperate lioness risk her life to steal prey from a leopard for her precious cubs in this incredible BBC footage
The mother lioness will go to extreme lengths to feed her cubs
Can dog learn to use tools? Watch astonishing footage that shows wolf doing something that's never been seen before - staggering scientists
Remarkable new footage shows a wild gray wolf using a human crab trap with startling precision, challenging what we thought we knew about wolf intelligence.
Can this brave prairie dog save his pups from being devoured by a deadly bull snake? Watch the brutal and heart-wrenching BBC footage to find out...
A fearless prairie dog confronts a powerful bull snake to protect its pups in this tense encounter
"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.
Can this vulnerable otter family survive an attack by a deadly caiman? Watch this astounding, brutal and heart-wrenching BBC footage to find out...
The brutal BBC footage shows how giant otters use teamwork to bring down a fearsome predator far stronger than them
What is the most common bear in the world? Clue – it's as tall as a basketball hoop...
"His small trunk and ears were free, but his rear-end was stuck fast in dark, oozing mud. He looked exhausted and must have been struggling for hours"
Dusan sings to an elephant
in a sticky situation while waiting for help to arrive
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.
Watch savage, brutal BBC footage – narrated by David Attenborough – of ferocious hippos battling for dominance
Watch hulking male hippos clash in a wet and wild African showdown
Lion vs tiger: Which of these majestic big cast would win in a fight and be crowned ‘king of the beasts’?
Who would win in a fight - a tiger or a lion? Stuart Blackman weighs up the contenders...
Can hares and rabbits cross-breed?
Is there any such thing as a harrabbit?
"They began to circle the building, aggressively tapping their trunks along the walls. I heard rips and the sound of planks dropping coming from my room"
Wildlife biologist Stephanie Schuttler had a shocking wake-up call when a herd of angry giants paid a visit.
Sleek and graceful yet powerful and merciless – no wonder we're captivated by wild cats. Here are the 10 most beautiful wild cats on the planet
Hidden beauties of the wild: small cats, big charm
Sun, sand and a deadly paradise for Kenya’s rarest monkeys: Inside the battle to save them before it's too late
Monkeys are overrunning Kenya’s tourist hotspots in the south of the country. Their apparent abundance in Diani, however, is not a straightforward conservation success story
Astonishing secrets behind a reindeer's incredible eyesight - and why they will have no trouble finding their way on the snowiest of Christmas Eves
Do your children wonder how Santa's reindeer see in the dark on Christmas Eve? Turns out reindeer vision is perfectly suited to the dark snowy winter nights, as veterinary eye expert Chris Dixon explains.
I woke up to a bear cub pulling at my sleeping bag – and then its mother arrived...
Wildlife photographer Danny Green talks sinking ships and battles for sleeping bags
"You have to shoot the animal in the shoulder and wait about 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
"It erupts from its hiding place in a lightning attack and sprints to catch up with and overpower its prey with ruthless efficiency"
Once a phantom of Chile’s windswept peaks, this plucky feline is making a comeback