The rains have finally arrived in the Kalahari and the vast desert has never looked better. Cleo, the boss of this small group of wild meerkats has given birth to five new pups
Whether spots or stripes, markings can be used for anything from communication to cooling. What look like standout fashion statements to us can help animals vanish completely into a landscape. The design possibilities are endless, and vary to suit the terrain and geography. Whatever their remarkable uses, spots and stripes adorn some of the most iconic animals in the natural world. Camouflage or decoration, we can thank both spots and stripes for handing these creatures their unique and majestic beauty.
No place on Earth is more changeable than the seasonal forest, undergoing radical transformations year after year. These adaptations to the seasons are what makes our woodlands so varied and dynamic a cycle of interwoven behaviors and practices ticking away like a Swiss watch to rejuvenate the landscape ready for the new year. To fully understand the stories of the great woodlands spend a year among the trees, watching the energetic and vibrant changes that mark the seasons of the forest.
What is it like to be an elephant? This series reveals new research which attempts to answer that question.
Just like animals, the lives of plants are dominated by the need to become strong and pass on genes to the next generation – a race to grow and breed. They must race to beat their competition to the best light spots, and to make the most of perilously short seasons. And also like in the animal kingdom, different species have developed a near unending list of strategies to ensure their legacy is passed on. Our ideas about plants need a seed change – it's time to respect the power of plants.
Argentina's northern territory contains one of the largest reserves in the country. Iberá is a vast expanse of swamps, marshes and lagoons, with a biodiversity count to rival the Pantanal.
Stretching almost 1000 miles, from the jungles of Brazil to the southernmost point of South America, Patagonia's coast is home to some of the natural world's most spectacular animals.
As we all know the natural world can be tough and challenging at times, but it can also be nothing short of adorable.
Life is rarely easy for seals, and yet all over the world they consistently rise to the challenge – and always have fun doing it.
Pamuzinda Safari Lodge is only one and a half hours from the capital - Harare. With Lawrence as her guide, Kristina embarks on an entertaining horse-back safari, interacts with Jasmine the giraffe, has a relaxing canoe trip and meets the clever resident elephant herd.
Kristina remains at Changa where she is treated to game-viewing by helicopter, tries her hand at fishing and witnesses lions stalking buffalo.
One of the foxes is in for happy news. The meerkats get a new home makeover, and Joseph has another spectacular appearance planned.
While one cheetah recovers form dental surgery, another loses her appetite. Annie visits an old guard dog.
Argentina's northern territory contains one of the largest reserves in the country. Iberá is a vast expanse of swamps, marshes and lagoons, with a biodiversity count to rival the Pantanal.
Stretching almost 1000 miles, from the jungles of Brazil to the southernmost point of South America, Patagonia's coast is home to some of the natural world's most spectacular animals.
As we all know the natural world can be tough and challenging at times, but it can also be nothing short of adorable.
Life is rarely easy for seals, and yet all over the world they consistently rise to the challenge – and always have fun doing it.
Pamuzinda Safari Lodge is only one and a half hours from the capital - Harare. With Lawrence as her guide, Kristina embarks on an entertaining horse-back safari, interacts with Jasmine the giraffe, has a relaxing canoe trip and meets the clever resident elephant herd.
Kristina remains at Changa where she is treated to game-viewing by helicopter, tries her hand at fishing and witnesses lions stalking buffalo.
One of the foxes is in for happy news. The meerkats get a new home makeover, and Joseph has another spectacular appearance planned.