BBC Wildlife - UK 2020-07)

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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 Truthorction?

‘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

anity for the grey wolf: “I hadn’t

realised the amount of passion

people have for wolves – both

negative and positive.” See p

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