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Baby humpbacks suckle up to 80 pints of their mother’s milk every day

Young humpback whales guzzle some 45kg of their mother’s milk every single day — that’s an astonishing 80 pints or so of the nutrient rich cocktail. That fun whale factoid comes from an Instagram post by the BBC Earth team promoting the upcoming “Big Blue Live” due to air on BBC later this month live from….

Fantastic tips on wildlife film-making with your smartphone from the BBC

Shoot amazing wildlife video on your smartphone

The BBC Natural History Unit is widely acknowledged as the best wildlife film-making department in the world. We’ve all seen the amazing footage they capture while creating some of the most iconic wildlife programmes ever made. But of course those shots demand professional cameramen and some of the most expensive high-tech video gadgetry on the market…….

BBC Winterwatch starts tonight!

BBC Winterwatch

Winterwatch — the BBC’s live wildlife follow up to Springwatch and Autumnwatch, starts tonight from the fabulous Aigas Field Centre in the Scottish Highlands. The show airs on BBC2 and BBC HD for four nights starting tonight (Monday 14/01/2013) from 20:30 to 21:30, and continuing on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday….

UK Wildlife Presenter Terry Nutkins dies aged 66

Wildlife Presenter Terry Nutkins Dies of Leukaemia Aged 66

Terry Nutkins, the well known British wildlife TV presenter who brought some of the UK’s most iconic nature television to a generation of children, has died at the age of 66. Nutkins was perhaps best known for shows like “Animal Magic” and “The Really Wild Show”, which he anchored alongside….

Para… para… paradise! Wildlife film-making at its best from the BBC

Stoat leaping on the BBC "Nature: Behind the scenes" video.

Great choice of music for this amazing behind the scenes footage from a selection of the BBC’s seminal natural history television. It must be a wonderful feeling to set the standard the rest of the world aspires to. Let’s hope RTÉ is paying attention!

Gobsmacking goshawk manoeuvrability put to the test

Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) -- Photo by furlined via Flickr

There’s some amazing footage of wildlife available online… some of it truly jaw dropping. This BBC footage from the woodland edition of “The Animal’s Guide to Britain” falls into that category. It shows the staggering manoeuvrability of a stunning northern goshawk. No wonder these birds are supreme woodland hunters when….

BBC Springwatch returns… from a new home

OK… it’s not Irish wildlife exactly…but the BBCs Springwatch and Autumnwatch programmes are firm favourites with Irish wildlife fans, so you’ll be delighted to know that Springwatch is set to return to our screens from 30 May 2011 at 8pm on BBC2. This year Springwatch is moving from Pensthorpe Nature….