BBC Wildlife Magazine

BBC Wildlife Magazine is a celebration of the natural world, featuring all the latest discoveries, news and views on wildlife, conservation and environmental issues. With strong broadcasting links, authoritative journalism and award-winning photography, BBC Wildlife Magazine is essential reading for anyone with a passion for wildlife who wants to understand, experience and enjoy nature more.

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I’m trying to think more like Indigenous people

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Wild TIMES • The latest news, photography and seasonal wildlife highlights

Great apes ‘scrump’ for boozy fruit • Dietary habits of ancient great apes help to explain why humans are so good at metabolising alcohol

Mega nest of giant river turtles found • Drone survey identifies the largest nesting site in the world

Up close with dolphins • Meet some of the ocean’s smartest swimmers

MIGHTY TAILS

Cool runners of the desert • The beetle that beats the heat by sprinting

The burning question on moors • We go inside the debate on grouse shooting and the perceived benefits of burning heather

wild OCTOBER • 7 nature encounters for the month ahead

KATE BRADBURY • As the nights draw in, encountering bats can be a magical adventure

WILD IN THE CITY • The British urban fox is particularly prevalent in Bristol, but metropolitan life is not as cushy as it may seem

KEEP AN EYE ON THE SKY • Raptors and storks are prize species to spot as thousands of birds take to the skies above the Strait of Gibraltar

DOWN BY THE WATER • The secretive swimming mammal whose snout is its superpower

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ANTS IN ACTION • Red wood ants are tiny ecosystem engineers that live a secret life in the forest – but one colony has been documented in mesmerising detail

THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND • Indigenous tourism in British Columbia is restoring balance to some of the most spectacular nature on Earth

LET’S GO LARGE • Supersized animals should not be taken for granted – Earth’s great, hulking giants are biological phenomenons

THE MYSTERIOUS OWL GULL • Far away in the Galápagos Islands, a peculiar nocturnal seabird is finally starting to give up its secrets

COSTING THE EARTH • We need to restore nature and rewild the world. But who will foot the bill?

What is a pseudo-thumb?

Do plants have memory?

What’s the rarest colour found in nature?

What’s the difference between global warming and climate change?

Do sharks have bones?

What’s the largest animal gathering on Earth?

ALL YOU EVER NEEDED TO KNOW ABOUT THE Wolverine

Photo CLUB

SNAP-CHAT • Lara Jackson talks magical otters, curious rhinos and ticks in the toes

wild PUZZLES

SPOT THE DIFFERENCE

Dragonfly dialogue

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“My only option was to pretend to be a tree” • Black rhinos in Namibia