Mammals
Fascinating facts about our warm blooded friends - the mammals.
“They are much more challenging animals.” What is a wolf-dog and how are they different to domestic dogs?
Wolf-dogs are becoming more popular, but what is a wolf-dog, and what are the legal requirements, risks and ethics of owning one?
These are the world’s smallest (and adorable) bear species – and no, you still can’t cuddle them
Small in size, big in bite. From unusual eating habits to strange behaviours, we explore what makes the world’s smallest bears unique.
Camera traps hidden in Brazilian rainforest. They just captured something that has never been seen before
The cameras recorded jaguars meowing in the wild for the first time.
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With a population of 15 million with this is the biggest mammal gathering on Earth – and it happens in Texas...
Forget festivals and sporting events, the Bracken Cave bat colony is considered to be the largest gathering of mammals on Earth
Year of the Horse 2026: What does this majestic and powerful creature symbolise in the lunar calendar?
Discover the meaning and history of the horse in ancient Asian culture
It can be seen from space, is the equivalent to 8 football fields and could be 45 years old - but we have no idea how many families call it home...
The world’s biggest beaver dam is as long as the Burj Khalifa is tall
"Your first reaction is disbelief” – rare mountain gorilla twins born in Virunga National Park
Conservationists are celebrating the rare birth of twin mountain gorillas in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Virunga National Park.
"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
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?