Bbc wildlife videocollection

38 video clips in this collection In order to see this content you need to have an up-to-date version of Flash installed and Javascript turned on. View all 38 video clips Animals in this collection Slow worms look superficially like snakes, but are actually legless lizards. Aphids are the bane of gardeners and farmers alike. Brown rats are the scourge of many a farm and town. Vital pollinators of. Seven-spot ladybirds are, or should be, a gardener's best friend as they are natural. Ladybirds should be the gardener's favourite family of beetles as, with the exception of. Blackbirds are are one of the commonest birds in Britain, with a recent estimate of. Common toads secrete an irritant from their skin that prevents most predators from. Grey squirrels are notorious for displacing Badgers are nocturnal. The European garden spider with its poignant life cycle and familiar orb web is the most. Hedgehogs are the only British mammal with spines. European honey bees have been introduced to nearly all parts of the world by humans, but. Hornets are less aggressive than many more frequently encountered wasp species. Moles are industrious diggers and can create 20m of tunnel per day. Rabbits came originally from south west Europe and north west Africa. Fallow deer are a widespread species of deer in Grass snakes are the UK's largest reptile, and can reach up to 1.9m in length. Harlequin ladybirds were introduced to north America and mainland Europe as a biological. With their messy trails and taste for greens, garden snails are often considered to be. Peacock butterflies are certainly one of the most eye-catching creatures in the UK. The insects are one of the most successful types of living organism, with roughly half. Cabbage whites are common butterflies of gardens and other flowery places, where they. Butterflies and moths ( Lepidoptera) are one of only two types of insects.
52 video clips in this collection In order to see this content you need to have an up-to-date version of Flash installed and Javascript turned on. View all 52 video clips Animals in this collection African buffalo African buffalos are strong and imposing animals of the African savanna. African bush elephant African bush elephants are the largest living land mammals and the second tallest after. African wild dog African wild dogs form packs of up to 40 members, each with a dominant breeding pair. Banded mongoose Banded mongooses are native to Africa and distributed far and wide south of the Sahara. Lammergeier Lammergeiers are long-winged vultures known for their unusual habit of dropping bones on. Black rhinoceros Black rhinoceroses are about the same height at the shoulder as African buffalos. Blue wildebeest Blue wildebeest form part of the largest remaining aggregation of large land mammals. Bongo Bongos are the largest and most spectacular of the African forest antelopes. Broadley's flat lizard Broadley's flat lizards are one of the species of flat lizard that's confined to small. Cape gannet Cape gannets breed on islands off the coast of Nambia and South Africa. Cheetah Cheetahs are found in sub- Saharan Africa and Northern Iran. Cichlid fish Cichlid fish are famed for their rapid evolution, particularly in the African Great. Herring and sardine family Herrings and sardines form the family of fish called clupeids. Chimpanzee Common chimpanzees travel around the forests and savannas of central Africa on all. Desert locust The desert locust is one of about a dozen species of grasshoppers known as locusts which. Dromedary camel Dromedary camels account for about 90% of the world's 15 million camels. Dung beetles Given their name, it should come as no surprise that dung beetles feed on faeces, which. Eastern Gorilla Gorillas are the world's largest primate and for.
African bush elephant African bush elephants are the largest living land mammals and the second tallest after. Amegilla bees Amegillas form a genus of large bees that has around 250 species. Black bear Black bears are found only in North America. Ants An estimated 20,000 species of ants exist in the world. Atlantic sailfish Atlantic sailfish are found in tropical and temperate parts of the Atlantic Ocean. Giant cuttlefish The Australian giant cuttlefish is the largest of the world’s hundred or so species of. Aye-aye Aye-ayes are the largest nocturnal primate in the world. Lammergeier Lammergeiers are long-winged vultures known for their unusual habit of dropping bones on. Blue wildebeest Blue wildebeest form part of the largest remaining aggregation of large land mammals. Brown basilisk Brown basilisks are one of the lizards nicknamed the ' Jesus lizard' for their ability to. Brown bear Brown bears are some of the largest carnivores on Earth. Hot vent crabs Hot vent crabs are only found around hydrothermal vents, hydrothermal seeps and. Cape gannet Cape gannets breed on islands off the coast of Nambia and South Africa. Capuchin monkeys Capuchin monkeys are tree-dwelling New World monkeys that live in central and southern. Chameleons Chameleons are famed for their ability to change colour, though not all species can. Cheetah Cheetahs are found in sub- Saharan Africa and Northern Iran. Chinstrap penguin Chinstrap penguins are well adapted for the extreme cold of the Antarctic waters. Clark's grebe Clark's grebes were once thought to a lighter coloured variation or morph of the western. Common bottlenose dolphin Common bottlenose dolphins are widespread, except in polar waters. Chimpanzee Common chimpanzees travel around the forests and savannas of central Africa on all. Crabeater seal Crabeater seals gather around the coast and pack ice of Antarctica. Ethiopian wolf.