FEATURES
32 Landofthetigerkings
FollowingthehitNetflixseriesTiger
King, wedelvedeep
facedbycaptivebig
40 Britain’sgentleg
Headbeneaththewa
themysteriouslifeof
thesecondlargestfis
46 Songsinthekey
Hownaturehasinflu
froma diverserange
52 Thebee: 120 mil
themaking
FromUKgardenregu
speciesfoundaround
moreabouttheevolu
62 Photostory:the
A symbolica
meetthelargestcati
72 InWallace’sfootsteps
Tr a c i n gt h et r a v e l so fD a r w i n ’ sr i v a l–
AlfredRusselWallace
OURWILD
WORLD
86 Athome
NaturalhistoryTV,booksandmore
90 Puzzles
92 Yourphotos
94 Feedback
YourlettersandTalesfromtheBush
REGULARS
6 Infocus
Crocodilefish,hippos,flamingos
78 Behindtheimage
Drongosamidtheflames
80 Q&A
IsthebrownhareBritain’sworstparent?
98 Wildlifechampion
WhyPhilippaForresteradmiresthegreywolf
WILDMONTH
12 Sevenspeciestospot
WhattolookforinJuly
18 MikeDilger’swildlife
watching
Blanketbogsarebrimmingwithlife
23 NickBaker’shiddenBritain
Hitchhikingswiftlouseflies
24 News
Oxpeckershelpblackrhinosavoid
poachersbyraisingthealarm
28 Truthor ction?
‘Murderhornets’– a threattotheUK?
29 MarkCarwardine
Theconservationistdiscusses
theimpactoflockdownonwildlife
30 Meetthescientist
PatríciaMedicitellsusaboutherwork
withlowlandtapirsinBrazil
July 2020 BBC Wildlife 5
COVERSTORY
COVERSTORY
COVERSTORY
COVERSTORY
Thepeople
behindourstories
July 2020
Early bumblebee: Phil Savoie/naturepl.com; jaguar: Alejandro Prieto; basking shark: Alex Mustard/2020VISION/NPL; wallace’s standardwing: Tim Laman/Nat Geo Image Collection/NPL; tiger: The Hollywood Archive/Alamy; illustration by Sue Gent
ISLAHODGSON
Usedtodivingwithgiantsofthe
deep,scientistIslarevealsthe
fascinatingworldofbaskingsharks.
“Anindividualsharkcanweigh
uptofivetonnes,yetsubsistson
organismsmillimetresinsize,”
shesays.Seep
THORHANSON
BiologistThorguidesusthroughthe
historyofbeesandhowtheyevolved
fromwasps:“Forthebasicsofbee
evolution,justrememberthatthey
arethelong-haired,flower-loving
vegetarians.Thehippywasps.”Seep
ELISABETHBRENTANO
Thewriterandphotographersetout
todiscovermoreaboutthestory
behindhitdocumentaryTigerKing.
“Littlewassaidaboutwhythedesire
toownbigcatsissopervasivein
Americanculture,”shesays.Seep
PHILIPPA FORRESTER
Since moving to Wyoming, the TV
presenter and author has gained an
a nity for the grey wolf: “I hadn’t
realised the amount of passion
people have for wolves – both
negative and positive.” See p