Debbie Graham
Recent articles by Debbie Graham
It's the equivalent of a humongous 1,500 soccer fields and is 8,650 years old
This humongous fungus is the biggest organism in the world
“She carried her dead baby for 4 days" - do animals need to stare death in the face for closure?
A grieving gorilla and a human theory of loss reveal why witnessing death firsthand may be a crucial – and often denied – part of saying goodbye
It's only 32cm long, yet it can drink alcohol all day long and never get drunk or hungover
"My heart sank. I could see how helpless the mother looked, and I could only imagine how frightened and exhausted her baby must have been"
Rescuers rush to rescue this baby elephant – will they arrive in time?
Can humans and chimpanzees interbreed?
What is the likelihood of a 'humanzee'?
"As it passed mere millimetres from my body, it released a massive cloud of excrement that covered me head to fin"
While filming cetaceans in the Azores, Chris Vyvyan-Robinson gives the boat crew something to laugh about.
When scientists set a test for apes they were astounded with what happened next...
Why bonobos are more like humans than chimpanzees
"A quick tap then startles their prey into fleeing straight into the open tentacles" – A shadowy hunter that waits silently for the perfect moment to strike
When a tap on the shoulder isn't good news
Caught, plucked, and kept ALIVE: Does this deadly predator take ruthlessness to a new level, inflicting a fate worse than death on its prey?
Do Eleonora’s falcons cach migrant birds alive to eat later?
"I shudder to think how often I’ve courted disaster, unknowingly, like this"
two hunters narrowly escape an encounter with a hungry polar bear in alaska.
Do goldfish really only have a 3 second memory?
Goldfish are far more intelligent than their reputation suggests...
It might look like a clam, but don’t be fooled – this is no clam. It walks on two legs and tucks its home under its arms wherever it goes
This bizarre sea creature blurs the line between animal and object, strutting across the ocean floor while hiding in plain sight.
Refreezing the Arctic, brightening the clouds so they reflect the sun's rays – the crazy but serious geoengineering ideas that could save our planet
10 best singers in the animal kingdom - forget birdsong, whales, frogs and monkeys are nature's top vocalists
Chirps, whistles, rumbles and howls: these animals are the best vocalists in the kingdom
This deadly killer plans, waits… and abseils from above, in spectacular Mission Impossible-style
Is this the world's smartest spider?
11 greatest, most astounding wildlife discoveries and stories of 2025 revealed
From a mega-nest of turtles and orcas using tools, to deep-sea sharks and 40,000-year-old mammoths, 2025 delivered some of the most astonishing wildlife discoveries ever.
"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.
11 weirdest, bizarrest eyes on the planet, including a creature with a mystifying, danger-seeing third eye: Discover the eyes that take ordinary to extraordinary
From chameleons that can see in multiple directions at once to stalk-eye flies, we uncover the secrets behind these extraordinary adaptations and see the world through their unique lenses
10 deadliest siblings on the planet – when sibling rivalry turns lethal
In the natural world, sibling rivalry can be a matter of survival.
The astounding, show-stopping winners of Wildlife Artist of the Year 2025
Celebrating the winners of Wildlife Artist of the Year 2025
"Although the male doesn’t exactly die, it’s not much of a life either" - 8 deadliest mating rituals on the planet
"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.
"They are one of the few animal species who gift for reasons that don’t involve sex." Discover 10 animals that like to give gifts
The moral of this story is… fancy wrapping is all well and good, but never skimp on the present!
It’s snowing underwater? How in the great depths of the ocean there's a constant snowstorm
Did you know it never stops 'snowing' in the ocean?