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Ghostly scorpion among 23 mind-blowing images from Close-up Photographer of the Year
4+ hour, 7+ min ago (197+ words) Lily is the picture researcher across BBC Science Focus, BBC Countryfile and BBC Wildlife. She holds a degree in Photojournalism, where she specialised in social documentary reportage. Her photographic work has been shortlisted for the BarTur Photo Award's Unity in…...
Rare tiger caught on camera trap among 24 incredible photos from the Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice Awards
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (103+ words) Rare tiger caught on camera trap among 24 incredible photos from the Wildlife Photographer of the Year People's Choice Awards'BBC Wildlife Magazine The winning image, as well as the four runners-up, will be announced on Wednesday 25 March 2026. Portrait of Extinction, Adam…...
6 surprising incestuous animals – and why these species prefer to keep it in the family
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (321+ words) From wolves to cichlid fish, inbreeding has been observed in a surprising amount of species Sexual reproduction (as opposed to asexual reproduction) can bring plenty of benefits to a species: it maintains genetic variation; delivers better outcomes for offspring and…...
"As it passed mere millimetres from my body, it released a massive cloud of excrement that covered me head to fin"
6+ day, 12+ hour ago (391+ words) While filming cetaceans in the Azores, Chris Vyvyan-Robinson gives the boat crew something to laugh about. After working on Pico, the Azores, for three years, I assumed I had seen my fair share of what this small island had to…...
Caught, plucked, and kept ALIVE: Does this deadly predator take ruthlessness to a new level, inflicting a fate worse than death on its prey?
1+ week, 2+ day ago (329+ words) Do Eleonora's falcons cach migrant birds alive to eat later? Migrant birds heading south across the Mediterranean for winter encounter many dangers, but few meet a worse potential fate than those that get too close to an Eleonora's falcon. Observations…...
"I shudder to think how often I’ve courted disaster, unknowingly, like this"
1+ week, 2+ day ago (559+ words) two hunters narrowly escape an encounter with a hungry polar bear in alaska. It's the last day of a week long rafting trip I'm guiding on the Canning River, which snakes from northern Alaska's Brooks Range into the Arctic Coastal…...
Crocodile under attack among 27 stunning images from the Capturing Ecology photo awards
2+ week, 22+ hour ago (131+ words) Incredibly rare panthers, patient crocodiles and deadly vipers all celebrated by the world's oldest ecological society. Among the winners of this year's competition are a flying frog with parachute-like feet, a chimpanzee rescue mission and a flock of startled birds…...
Trail cameras capture rare flat-headed cat in Thai forest. It hasn't been seen there for 30 years
2+ week, 3+ day ago (417+ words) One of the rarest wild cats in the world, these tiny felines are roughly half the weight of a domestic cat. It's the smallest cat in South-east Asia, and one of the smallest in the world, so perhaps it's not…...
"It's 2.5 times its body length, all sticky and coiled like a spring ready to catapult out, accelerating faster than a sports car reaching nearly 100km/h"
2+ week, 3+ day ago (168+ words) Barely longer than a matchstick, this tiny Tanzanian chameleon packs one of the fastest weapons in the animal kingdom Bigger chameleons may look more striking, with their changing colours, swivelling eyes and long, elastic tongues (which are often their body…...
“Lying for more than three hours in freezing water left me close to hypothermic.” A wildlife photographer on capturing the perfect shot
2+ week, 4+ day ago (349+ words) Which of your wildlife images has meant the most to you? What has been your most memorable encounter with wildlife? It has been invaluable. I learned how to track wildlife, use camouflage and concealment, and move quietly, unseen. I can…...