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“They felt they’d been deceived.” Was Yellowstone’s celebrated wolf reintroduction all it’s cracked up to be? | Discover Wildlife

It’s over 30 years since wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone but the pay-off for the park is disputed

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5.5 million bees found beneath New York State cemetery. It's one of the largest populations ever recorded | Discover Wildlife

Millions of mining bees are living in the soil of Ithaca's East Lawn Cemetery, new study finds.

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Has anyone survived rabies?  | Discover Wildlife

Is rabies really 100% fatal?

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"It had big eyes, a large head, chubby cheeks, and short, stumpy legs." The 6 dinosaurs that would make the very best pets - if humans had been around | Discover Wildlife

Not all dinosaurs were massive, meat-eating monsters; some were no bigger than labradors, covered in downy feathers, and cuter than buttons…

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When 1,500m of fencing was removed from the Trans-Mongolian Railway, a long-lost animal reclaimed its native lands | Discover Wildlife

The khulan, also known as the Asiatic wild ass, has re-established a population east of the Trans-Mongolian Railway after decades of absence.

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Scientists uncover 'lost world’ beneath North Sea – once home to beavers, deer and even bears | Discover Wildlife

A new study has found evidence to suggest the now-submerged landmass of Doggerland in Europe was covered in a temperate mosaic of oak, elm, and hazel more than 16,000 years ago…

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“Rearing up, each reveals its two-pronged penis.” Meet the creature that fences with an unusual body part | Discover Wildlife

The animal kingdom is full of bizarre mating rituals – and one of the oddest must be the Persian carpet flatworm

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Two spiders were sent to the International Space Station. Scientists were surprised to see what happened next | Discover Wildlife

Two ‘spidernauts’ were studied to see how they adapted to microgravity – with surprising results

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The world’s largest reptile is a deadly apex predator that’s 5 metres long and weighs half a tonne | Discover Wildlife

The saltwater crocodile is a huge apex predator that you definitely wouldn't want to encounter

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"Marine animals were mysteriously dropping dead: around 1 million were wiped out." Scientists now know the reason why – and it's terrifying | Discover Wildlife

Marine researchers in Australia have found what might be the most toxic species of microalgae ever studied.

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Colossal prehistoric creatures once “ruled the oceans”. Now see them close-up at the Natural History Museum’s new London exhibition | Discover Wildlife

Jurassic Oceans: Monsters of the Deep is a new exhibition coming to the Natural History Museum this spring

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“Imagine a rainbow-coloured kitten, shrink it down to the size of your fingertip and add a few more legs.” It’s time to rethink these tiny and cute killers | Discover Wildlife

Tiny, cute and charismatic, jumping spiders open the door to a new world of eight-legged wonders

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It can be seen from space, is the size of Morocco and home to animals found nowhere else on Earth | Discover Wildlife

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“Imagine a rainbow-coloured kitten, shrink it down to the size of your fingertip and add a few more legs.” It’s time to rethink these tiny and cute killers | Discover Wildlife

Tiny, cute and charismatic, jumping spiders open the door to a new world of eight-legged wonders

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Watch agonising BBC footage of deadly crocodiles attacking animals oblivious to the danger – not once, but twice... You will be yelling at the screen | Discover Wildlife

Watch incredible BBC footage of wildebeests at the water's edge going back into crocodile-infested waters, narrated by David Attenborough

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It flows over 4,000 miles, crosses 11 countries – and a deadly apex predator lurks within it | Discover Wildlife

The Nile crocodile is one the river's most deadly – and patient – ambush predators

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Bumblebee queens can survive underwater for an entire week. How they do it is incredible | Discover Wildlife

The bumblebees avoid drowning by combining underwater gas exchange with anaerobic metabolism, according to a new study.

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How to grow an oak tree from a single acorn (it's easier than you think…) | Discover Wildlife

Autumn is the perfect time to try growing an oak tree, here's how

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This diver was exploring the Great Barrier Reef, when he noticed something strange… | Discover Wildlife

Some fish can communicate with other species by changing the colour of their bodies – as this incredible footage shows.

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The world’s longest venomous snake and a creature that smells like popcorn – meet 9 animals living in the wettest place on Earth | Discover Wildlife

This remarkable place has a remarkable amount of rainfall. And as a result, the forests around it are hugely biodiverse. Meet ten of the animals you can find there

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How to help a beached, stranded whale or dolphin - and help save its life | Discover Wildlife

A beached cetacean is a distressing sight, but there are ways you can help until the marine medics arrive, says British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR)

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"Totally unexpected.” Scientists just discovered yet another extraordinary thing about the platypus | Discover Wildlife

It is venomous, can sense electricity and glows under UV light. Now researchers have uncovered something else remarkable about this strange, egg-laying mammal.

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It’s 4,500 years old, 180km across and cloned itself from a single seedling – meet the largest, most humongous plant on the planet | Discover Wildlife

discover the seagrass meadow that had been hiding a secret for thousands of years.

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Two spiders were sent to the International Space Station. Scientists were surprised to see what happened next | Discover Wildlife

Two ‘spidernauts’ were studied to see how they adapted to microgravity – with surprising results

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These giants are thriving on a remote island in the Indian Ocean. But there's a problem – their eggs aren't hatching | Discover Wildlife

Adult populations of Aldabra giant tortoises may appear stable, but the number of young tortoises surviving to replace them has plummeted.

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"It’s all very well squeezing the living breath out of your victims before swallowing them whole, but how do you avoid asphyxiating yourself in the process?" | Discover Wildlife

New study reveals how these heavy-bodied snakes consume prey while inhaling and exhaling, reports BBC Wildlife magazine.

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Camera traps film predators descending on cave filled with 40,000 bats. What happens next is staggering | Discover Wildlife

Footage from Python Cave in Uganda shows leopards, monkeys and eagles all feasting on virus-riddled fruit bats. Scientists say the behaviour has never been seen before.

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Fungi may survive extreme conditions of Mars and space, say scientists | Discover Wildlife

New study suggests microbes could survive the long trip to Mars.

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Camera traps hidden in Amazon rainforest. They just captured an elusive animal doing something unprecedented | Discover Wildlife

For decades, the short-eared dog has been regarded as one of the rainforest's greatest mysteries.

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Millions of years old and still here... What exactly is a living fossil? | Discover Wildlife

Ben Garrod takes a look at what is meant by a living fossil

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It’s bigger than Hawaiʻi, over 350km long and home to the ‘unicorn of the sea’ | Discover Wildlife

Scoresbysund is the largest fjord system in the world – but it’s probably not where you might assume it to be

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People started building artificial beaver dams in California. Now something "mind blowing" is happening | Discover Wildlife

Following the construction of the dams, one river saw juvenile coho salmon survival rates soar from 8% to 60%.

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5.5 million bees found beneath New York State cemetery. It's one of the largest populations ever recorded | Discover Wildlife

Millions of mining bees are living in the soil of Ithaca's East Lawn Cemetery, new study finds.

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“Viewers have been absolutely hooked.” Over 100,000 tune in to watch rare New Zealand parrot raising her chicks | Discover Wildlife

Reality TV meets conservation – Kākāpō Cam is the most heartwarming thing you'll see all day.

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"It can handle the ionising radiation of space, exist in suspended animation for 30 years & will be the last beast standing in a nuclear holocaust" | Discover Wildlife

Tardigrades are one of the toughest and most intriguing creatures on Earth. Nick Baker takes a look at these microscopic bear-like creatures, also known as water bears

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Yellowstone received a whopping 4,762,988 visits in 2025. But it wasn't the most-visited US national park | Discover Wildlife

People flock to Yellowstone for its dramatic geysers, unique geological features and incredible wildlife. You may (or may not) be surprised to learn that it was not the most-visited US national park in 2025.

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These bees aren’t vegetarian – they’re flesh-eaters and can smell food from half a mile away | Discover Wildlife

Some bees have a taste for flesh, as the National Geographic TV series Secrets of the Bees explores

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"If a person inadvertently touches this larva's bristles, they can suffer massive internal haemorrhaging, renal failure, haemolysis – and even death" | Discover Wildlife

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"People risk being attacked, mauled and possibly killed…" The rise and rise of the reckless wildlife tourist | Discover Wildlife

From patting penguins to selfies with bison, are people behaving increasingly foolishly around wildlife? And is education or punishment the answer?

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"Then there's those long, fang-tipped jaws..." 6 most cunning, devious spiders that manipulate, seduce and stalk their way to a successful kill | Discover Wildlife Meet the world's most cunning spiders

Meet the world's most cunning spiders, from the cannibalistic assassin spider, to the vampire spider with a penchant for human blood.

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Bumblebee queens can survive underwater for an entire week. How they do it is incredible | Discover Wildlife

The bumblebees avoid drowning by combining underwater gas exchange with anaerobic metabolism, according to a new study.

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This newly discovered snake species in Ethiopia feasts exclusively on birds'eggs | Discover Wildlife

It took seven years for Dasypeltis albigularis to be formally described

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It looks like a tomato, has a very weird tongue, and can produce some extremely nasty secretions | Discover Wildlife

Meet the extraordinary tomato frog – one of Madagascar's strangest creatures.

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"Then there's those long, fang-tipped jaws..." 6 most cunning, devious spiders that manipulate, seduce and stalk their way to a successful kill | Discover Wildlife Meet the world's most cunning spiders

Meet the world's most cunning spiders, from the cannibalistic assassin spider, to the vampire spider with a penchant for human blood.

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Angry octopus caught punching big fish in South Pacific Ocean | Discover Wildlife

When scientists dropped a video camera to the seafloor off Rotuma in the South Pacific Ocean, they filmed an octopus lashing out at a grouper.

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These bees aren’t vegetarian – they’re flesh-eaters and can smell food from half a mile away | Discover Wildlife

Some bees have a taste for flesh, as the National Geographic TV series Secrets of the Bees explores

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The Colorado River vanished for 5 million years. Scientists may have just figured out where it went | Discover Wildlife

University of California researchers may have solved the mystery of the US river's disappearance from the geological record.

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"It kills prey by wrapping around its body and squeezing until the victim has a heart attack…" The 10 most dangerous, deadliest animals in Borneo | Discover Wildlife

While some of these animals are famously dangerous, others might be a bit of a surprise...

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Satellite images reveal more than 1,000 unmapped coral reefs in Australia | Discover Wildlife

The discovery of thousands of previously unchartered coral reefs could reinforce conservation efforts in northern Australian waters, say researchers.