Paul McGuinness

Bristol

Group Editor of BBC Wildlife @wildlifemag https://t.co/l0dernMRkI and BBC Countryfile @countryfilemag https://t.co/JwSWBQijrH

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Articles

17 best David Attenborough documentaries to watch and stream: Unmissable wildlife television at your fingertips

4 weeks ago | discoverwildlife.com | Paul McGuinness

Ask anyone if they’re familiar with Sir David Attenborough and his work, and the answer will nearly always be yes. With a prolific presenting and narrating career beginning with Zoo Quest in 1954, Sir David has become something of an institution. With his familiar face and voice being broadcast across the globe for almost 70 years, he has become known worldwide as the face of BBC natural history documentaries.
'Turtles are the canary in the coalmine for our marine ecosystems' - how ecotourism is protecting wildlife in Florida Keys

Jan 12, 2025 | discoverwildlife.com | Paul McGuinness

Think of Florida and you’ll likely conjure up images of Miami Vice, David Beckham’s football club or theme parks like Walt Disney World and Universal Studios. Mauritius: the tropical island paradise where sustainable 5* tourism is saving wildlifeIs flying ever ethical?
I went into the Amazon jungle and this is the one piece of kit I wouldn’t have been without

Dec 6, 2024 | countryfile.com | Paul McGuinness

Jump to product specificationsCheck availability at WildboundsThis is a serious piece of kit, so we decided to give it a serious test – we took it to the Amazon jungle. Along the way, the pack was flung around and exposed to every element going. At the end of the trip, aside from scuff marks acquired at Peru’s remote Iquitos airport, it looked as good as new.
Which animal has the most sex?

Aug 9, 2024 | discoverwildlife.com | Paul McGuinness

It’s a hung jury, but several members of the animal kingdom have racked up impressive results when it comes to sex, says Sanjida O’Connell. Here are the contenders for the animals that have the most sex. Which animal has the most sex? A North African desert rodent, Shaw’s jird was observed mating 224 times in two hours, while giant water bugs are known to mate more than 100 times in 36 hours. Hamsters can have sex up to 75 times a day, and lions have been known to copulate 157 times in 55 hours.
Do fish have tongues?

Aug 2, 2024 | discoverwildlife.com | Paul McGuinness

Tongues are pretty important and have many functions – making sounds, tasting and manipulating food, and swallowing. But do all animals have tongues? Technically fish don't have tongues, however most fish have a bony structure called the basihyal on the floor of the mouth that superficially resembles a tongue. But it doesn’t have taste buds, isn’t muscular and has very little motion, so it isn’t directly equivalent. How do baleen whales eat so much when they don't have teeth?
The Beatles' Unforgettable Classic Album

Jul 10, 2024 | udiscovermusic.com | Paul McGuinness

A strong contender for the greatest-ever album to clock in at 30 minutes, A Hard Day’s Night was the third Beatles LP in less than 18 months, and features seven songs from the hit 1964 movie of the same name, plus six more new Beatles songs. It’s the first album where all the songs were brand new original compositions, and is in fact the only LP in their entire catalogue to have been written solely by Lennon and McCartney.
Let’s Get It On: The Best Love Songs Ever

Feb 14, 2024 | udiscovermusic.com | Paul McGuinness

Love makes the world go round, but it also goes round itself, in the grooves of the majority of the greatest pop songs ever made. For as long as humans have been singing, they’ve been pouring the hearts out in songs – of devotion, regret, heartache, and passion. We’ve explored these, and every other kind of love song, to bring you the defining examples for each mood.
How to avoid a shark attack

Nov 3, 2023 | discoverwildlife.com | Paul McGuinness

Shark attacks on humans are extremely rare. New data reinforces the idea of a recent downward trend for unprovoked shark attacks following decades of incremental rise. The International Shark Attack File (ISAF), collated by Florida Museum, reveals 57 unprovoked bites in 2022, of which five were fatal. This is below the ten-year average of 74. As Steve Backshall says: 'You’re more likely to be killed taking a selfie'.
Football teams named after animals

Aug 17, 2023 | discoverwildlife.com | Paul McGuinness

With England's Lionesses hoping to take home the top prize at the World Cup final this Sunday, we took a look around the world to see which other women's teams are nicknamed after animals.
How do frogs breathe?

Jul 21, 2023 | discoverwildlife.com | Paul McGuinness

Though frogs have lungs, a great deal of their respiration takes place through their skin, which is permeable. As a result, hibernating frogs can survive under the ice of frozen ponds, as long as oxygen levels in the water don’t drop too low. You can help prevent this by creating holes in the ice to ensure that a pond’s oxygen supplies won’t deplete entirely. Their amazing skin also has other uses. Frogs don’t need to drink like humans do – they absorb water through their permeable skin.