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“That's just insane.” Elephant dies in South Africa – and scientists are stunned at what happens next - BBC Wildlife Magazine

In 2009, a large, lone elephant called Alexander died beside a road in South Africas Kruger National Park. Over the next few months, researcher Dave Thompson watched what happened to the carcass and …

”It grabbed one from a stall, then wandered down the street – tentacles dangling from its beak” - BBC Wildlife Magazine

For more than a century, Amsterdams famous Albert Cuyp Market has hummed with locals and tourists browsing stalls, soaking up the colourful atmosphere and enjoying a spot of gezelligheid the Dutch co…

"They used their deadly, 12 inch canines, as sharp as steak knives, to slash open their prey’s necks or tear open their bellies" - BBC Wildlife Magazine

They might be distantly related to our fluffy, domesticated furballs, but sabre-toothed cats arent the kind of cats youd ever consider petting - unless you fancied losing a hand. These formidable pre…

It incredibly floated, was twice the size of Manhattan and travelled a colossal 3,000km, transporting millions of animals on the way - BBC Wildlife Magazine

The spectacular eruption of a volcano on land is a display worthy of the big screen (which may explain why the fiery phenomenon often crops up in disaster movies.). Billowing smoke pours into the sky…

“I'm shaking...” Watch incredible moment deep-sea researchers see something very rare - and surprising - deep down in the ocean - BBC Wildlife Magazine

Deep-sea researchers were surprised by the sighting of a Dumbo octopus (Cirroteuthis) after manifesting they would see one on their dive. The scientists from the Ocean Exploration Trust and NOAA we…

It looked like a Cadbury Wispa chocolate bar, was twice the size of Manhattan and travelled 3,000km, transporting millions of animals across the ocean - BBC Wildlife Magazine

The spectacular eruption of a volcano on land is a display worthy of the big screen (which may explain why the fiery phenomenon often crops up in disaster movies.). Billowing smoke pours into the sky…

66 million years ago, the dinosaurs died – but ants thrived. Scientists just figured out why - BBC Wildlife Magazine

Ants are the most species-rich family among social insects, with more than 15,000 species worldwide. They originated around 140 to 168 million years ago but didnt rise to ecological dominance until 6…

The oldest thing on Earth is a massive 4.4 billion years old – and there’s more to it than meets the eye - BBC Wildlife Magazine

The Jack Hills in Western Australia are home to ancient zircon crystals that offer remarkable clues about Earth’s early crust, water, and the origins of life.

It's bigger than Central Park, is 24 metres down in the ocean – and contains hundreds of subway cars – and a few tanks - BBC Wildlife Magazine

Bearing in mind that there could be around three million sunken vessels lurking at the bottom of the ocean, it makes sense that shipwrecks are the most common type of artificial reef. But boats are…

Researchers placed 40 kangaroo carcasses in front of camera traps. This is what happened next - BBC Wildlife Magazine

You might be familiar with apex predators, but what about apex scavengers? These large animals play an equally important role in ecosystems as natures clean-up crew, feeding on carrion (animal remain…

Starting with a male and female rabbit on 1 January – how many could you have by New Year’s Eve? - BBC Wildlife Magazine

Just how quickly could rabbits multiply if nothing stopped them? The answer is astonishing and its a question that has intrigued mathematicians for centuries. Italian mathematician Leonardo Fibonacc…

This lake in Canada just vanished. And it's not coming back. - BBC Wildlife Magazine

A new study has confirmed what researchers have feared since the breakup of the Milne Ice Shelf in 2020: Canadas last epishelf lake a freshwater lake dammed by an ice shelf has gone. Drawing on a d…

“One of the longest-running cold cases of palaeontology.” Scientists may finally know what created these strange markings - BBC Wildlife Magazine

An international team of scientists, led by palaeontologist Andrea Baucon from the University of Cagliari, Italy, have partly solved the mystery of a strange natural pattern called Paleodictyon found…

"It can run at speeds of 35mph, climb 30m up a tree in seconds and is an excellent swimmer…" 8 most dangerous, deadliest animals in Florida's Everglades - BBC Wildlife Magazine

Florida's Everglades is a vast subtropical wilderness of sawgrass marshes, mangrove forests, cypress swamps and slow-moving water. But beneath its seemingly tranquil surface lives an extraordinary co…

It looks like spaghetti, doesn’t have a gut or mouth – and has been feeding on bioplastics for millions of years - discoverwildlife.com

Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology in Bremen, Germany, have discovered that breaking down microbial bioplastics isnt a skill reserved for microorganisms, like previously…