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3 weeks ago | 
discoverwildlife.com | Debbie Graham
Humans often think we are rather unique, but the more we research the behaviours of other animals, the more we see that we are not as unique as we think we are. Take a recent study, for instance, which found that chimpanzees clean themselves up after pooing by wiping themselves with leaves, just as we would use toilet paper. They also clean themselves after sex, using leaves to wipe their genitals.
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3 weeks ago | 
discoverwildlife.com | Debbie Graham
Do bears scratch in the woods?
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3 weeks ago | 
discoverwildlife.com | Debbie Graham
If we were to believe movies like Jaws, great white sharks are the ocean's most terrifying predator. Nothing can take on a great white and live to tell the tale – or can it? White sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) are built for taking down their prey. Their bulky torpedo-shaped bodies and powerful tails enable them to bullet through the water reaching speeds of almost 35 miles per hour, and their rows of large, triangular teeth can slide through flesh like warm butter.
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4 weeks ago | 
discoverwildlife.com | Debbie Graham
Jaws was a summer blockbuster that terrified a generation – and remains an iconic film to this day. In honour of its 50th anniversary we take a look at where Jaws was filmedThe majority of Jaws was filmed around the Massachusetts area of the United States. Amity Island, the beach town terrorised by the gargantuan shark, is actually the island Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts.
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1 month ago | 
discoverwildlife.com | Debbie Graham
The first fish-like animal appeared roughly 530 million years ago during the famous Cambrian Explosion. Since then, fish have got bigger, deadlier, and notably toothier. There are many large, deadly fish living today - take the great white shark, for example, perhaps the most feared underwater predator. However, a lot of the largest and deadliest fish lived during prehistory and a long, long time before the great white shark assumed its ‘most feared’ title.
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1 month ago | 
discoverwildlife.com | Debbie Graham
If there’s one thing we’ve learned from movies like Jaws, The Meg, and The Shallows, it’s not to go into the ocean if you don’t want a shark to nibble your toes – or take your entire leg off, says Melissa Hobson. But how much of a danger do sharks actually pose to humans? Discover incredible, hard to believe shark facts that celebrate this fascinating, yet much-maligned fishThere are more than 500 species of shark in the world and almost all of them are harmless to humans.
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1 month ago | 
discoverwildlife.com | Debbie Graham
Jurassic World: Rebirth, the seventh chapter in the legendary dinosaur saga, roars into cinemas on July 2. With Gareth Edwards directing and Steven Spielberg producing, the film promises a thrilling return to the franchise’s classic roots. Best dinosaur documentaries to watchJurassic World Rebirth was filmed across Thailand, the US and UK. Filming took place in several cities and national parks in Thailand.
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1 month ago | 
discoverwildlife.com | Debbie Graham
Yetis and humans aside, the highest living primate is the Yunnan (or black) snub-nosed monkey, which lives on the Tibetan Plateau at altitudes of up to 4,700m. The survival of the species on the roof of the world is no doubt aided by its dark fur, which efficiently absorbs heat from the sun. What are the smallest monkeys and primates in the world? Meet the tiny creatures of the monkey worldCounter-intuitively, these mountaineering monkeys move to the highest elevations during the winter.
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1 month ago | 
discoverwildlife.com | Debbie Graham
In the ocean, it never stops snowing. The ‘snow’ is a shower of dead microscopic organisms, faeces, mucous, fish scales and other organic detritus, falling constantly to the inky depths. On the way down, much is captured by filter-feeding animals, with the rest settling on the ocean floor as a thick, oozy layer of silt. It is ‘manna from heaven’ for deep-sea urchins, worms and other creatures.
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1 month ago | 
discoverwildlife.com | Debbie Graham
Plants respond to gravity and the presence of water, light and chemicals - and even to touch. But how do they do this with no brain or nervous system? Botanists are not sure. Their best explanation is that they contain many of the same substances that in animal cells, such as nerves, signal changes in physical states, prompting a response. Why do flowers point up or down?
