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"Kids are super-interested in the natural world." Film-maker Hamza Yassin on lions, hippos… and worms
Celebrated wildlife film-maker Hamza Yassin says we should be doing more to encourage children's love of wildlife
“The baby must cling on for dear life.” A monkey troop need to leap into a croc-infested river. What happens next is astonishing
In footage captured for the BBC’s Earth’s Tropical Islands, proboscis monkeys must take a huge leap of faith
Millions of armoured creatures are crawling into this US bay. What happens next is wild
Every April, horseshoe crabs descend on Delaware Bay to spawn, forming the largest horseshoe crab aggregation on the planet.
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"It can grab its tail in its mouth and expand like a rubber ring." 7 freaky inflatable animals that can blow themselves up like a balloon...
From defence to display, these inflatable animals have evolved extraordinary ways to puff up their bodies — often with dramatic results
It’s deep enough to hide Mount Kilimanjaro, contains bone-eating worms and is the world’s largest habitat
The fourth of five ocean zones – the abyssopelagic zone or the abyss – stretches from 4,000 to 6,000 metres deep
“Each seal is swimming for its life.” These seals must cross shark-infested waters to find a meal. Will they make it?
In dramatic footage captured for the BBC’s Planet Earth, seals must risk an encounter with hungry great white sharks
It has a dagger beak, red throat and torpedo body – and its eerie cry is echoing across remote lochs
The red-throated diver, or red-throated loon, has one of the most evocative calls in the bird world.
10 rarest dogs in the world, many on the brink of extinction, from the beautiful Ethiopian wolf to the bizarre aquatic bush dog...
Meet the planet’s most elusive canids.
"It's famous for its saw-like snout edged with sharp teeth, used for slashing through schools of fish." 12 weirdest, bizarrest sharks on the planet...
Celebrate the wonder and variety of these ancient, much-misunderstood fish in our list of the weirdest sharks in our oceans
"Once an animal puts their head into a snare and moves, it tightens quickly around their body"
“Tightening around this male’s neck, the wire would have caused serious damage and risked infection, had it not been removed.”
What actually is the difference between plants and animals? It's not as obvious as you think, say scientists...
The natural world doesn’t always fit neatly into our defined boundaries, says Will Newton
It's big enough to swallow cities, deep enough to hide skyscrapers and inside lies an ancient, thriving 'lost world' cut off from everything above
At the bottom of a vast limestone chasm in southern China, a self-contained forest has taken root in near-permanent shadow, creating an isolated ecosystem that feels more like a lost world than a place on Earth.
"It’s one of the few places on Earth where tigers stalk & attack humans, & the only jungle where the leading cause of human death is an apex predator"
A vast, tangled delta of mangrove forests straddling India and Bangladesh, the Sundarbans is a hauntingly beautiful yet lethal wilderness, where shifting tides conceal stealthy Bengal tigers and other deadly predators
"It’s filled with dangerous species. If provoked one will use its claw to rip open the soft bellies of humans to devastating effect."
"There's no life there, period. At least not in the last 20-30,000 years or so...”
A frozen desert at the edge of Antarctica, the McMurdo Dry Valleys offer a rare glimpse into one of the harshest – and most Mars-like – environments on Earth.
Dugong vs manatee: What's the difference between these two 'floaty potatoes' – and are they really related to elephants...?
Although these two species look similar, there are some key differences that can help you tell them apart
What wildlife documentaries don’t show: 6 times filming turned terrifying, from nearly dying in Antarctica to being arrested for subversive activities
Filming a wildlife documentary is no small feat – and sometimes, nature is working against you
"Its vicious-looking, self-sharpening teeth were designed to slice effortlessly through tough meat." 10 deadliest, most ruthless prehistoric cats ever
From tigers to tabbies, today’s cats come in many different shapes, sizes, and temperaments.
Their ancestors were just as diverse, if not more so, says Will Newton. Here are our top 10 prehistoric cats…
"Their nests are made up of thousands of climate-controlled rooms, resembling a structure not too dissimilar to an urban office block"
When it comes to industrious hard work, leafcutter ants are the best in the business...
"It always pays to give the toilet a quick scan before you use it as a bite can cause sweating, muscle twitching, nausea and death can be very rapid"
"1,000 people die every year from snake bites." 10 deadliest countries for wildlife – including the one where Gustave the 'man-eating' croc lurks
If any of these countries are on your bucket list, make sure you take extra care with your travel plans.
"We have watched and waited for this moment." World-first footage shows orangutan using canopy bridge to cross a road in North Sumatra
The orangutan can be seen carefully making his way along the rope structure, which was put up two years ago to provide the large primates with safe passage between forest fragments.
"They can deliver an agonising bite and its venom attacks the nervous system, causing severe pain and a drop in blood pressure..."
Jo Price explains all you need to know about the Gila monster, including how its venom has helped save lives
