BBC Wildlife - September 2022

In this issue

Spiders to spot in September
Mike Dilger on the wonderful spiders and webs you can find in the UK.

Crocodiles of the Caribbean
We head to Lago Enriquillo: home to the world’s largest population of American crocodiles.

Sweet tooth

Worker wasps search for a sugar hit in their final days

1 min

Flying back from the brink of extinction

One of the world's rarest parrots - the Spix's macaw - is now ready to start breeding

1 min

MEET THE SCIENTIST Beth Reinke

A professor of biology who is increasing our understanding of how ageing works in the wild

1 min

Singing in tune

Study reveals humpback whales can accurately learn a song from a different humpback population

1 min

Deep purple

Clusters of dark elderberries provide a welcome feast for many bird species

1 min

Icelanders are changing their minds - in favour of whales

Here we go again. We were on the verge of celebrating a permanent end to the horrors of Iceland's past - it looked as if it had hung up its harpoons for good - - but our cautious optimism was premature.

2 mins

SPINNING AROUND

Dewy autumn mornings showcase the beautiful, intricate work of our eight-legged friends

3 mins

PUFFIN SUMMER

Every year, tens of thousands of puffins return to the Welsh isle of Skomer to mate, nest and raise their young

3 mins

How many leaves on a tree?

To learn more about how trees can mitigate climate change, scientists need to know their leaf area. So how do you work that out?

6 mins

CROCODILE ISLAND

Welcome to Lago Enriquillo: the undisputed crocodile capital of the Caribbean

7 mins

SHOW & TELL

Teaching was once considered a uniquely human behaviour, but science now recognises a small and very diverse group of species as animal teachers

8 mins

RODENTS REWRITING HISTORY

DNA analysis of island-dwelling voles and mice is revealing startling secrets about our ancient past

7 mins

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