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’ve often fancied being a real-life Doctor Dolittle

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

Killer whales groom each other with kelp • World first: orcas witnessed using seaweed scrub to cleanse each other’s skin

Feeding predators saves capercaillies • ‘Diversionary feeding’ reduces the chances of these rare birds’ eggs being eaten

Meet The Wild Ones • Follow epic expeditions to find rare species

GIRAFFES STANDING TALL

Ash trees fight back • Trees may evolve resistance to lethal fungus

Fight to wipe out alien species • New Zealand public urged to help rid country of destructive species from overseas

wild SEPTEMBER • 7 nature encounters for the month ahead

KATE BRADBURY • Deep in its labyrinth, a horned beast quietly works a kind of alchemy

WILD IN THE CITY • So secretive is the Bogotá rail that most people living in the capital have never even heard of it

COME TOGETHER • Hundreds of huge pachyderms gather to feed, drink and socialise during Sri Lanka’s dry season

COME FLY WITH ME • The sizeable forest insect that glides because its life depends on it

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RULING THE ROOST • Unexpectedly smitten by life on a desert ranch in South Texas, Karine Aigner found herself falling for a regular visitor: a fearless young roadrunner she soon named Sir Walter

DOG STARS • Rare and elusive, African wild dogs have incredible hunting abilities and display group dynamics we could learn a lot from

CALL OF THE WILD • From tweets to underwater songs, discover the astonishing ways animals use sound to survive and thrive

Spiders are some of the most common animals we encounter daily, yet are our greatest source of fear • Fear of spiders is widespread, but just why are we so terrified of our eight-legged friends?

THE LOST RAPTOR • Rewilding projects are happening across the land, but there’s one species on a quiet rewilding mission of its own

How does a death roll work?

Why are deep sea animals so big?

Do animals know first aid?

What are eyebrows for?

Why are tropical animals so colourful?

Why do large whales feed on such small plankton?

What is lekking?

Blue-ringed octopus

Photo Club

SNAP-CHAT • Fernando Faciole on armadillos, tapirs and being stalked by a jaguar

WILD PUZZLES

Lucky encounter

The Great Bear Sea

“They’re everywhere. Above, below, slicing through the blue” • Grey reef sharks in French Polynesia