BBC Earth

@BBCEarth

A window to our world 🌎 This is a commercial channel from BBC Studios.

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BBC Earth@BBCEarth · Apr 10

The world of dinosaurs brought to life like never before 🦖🦕 As bones emerge from the ground, Walking with Dinosaurs will use cutting-edge science and state-of-the-art visual effects to tell the gripping stories of these magnificent creatures. #Dinosaurs #BBCEarth #BBC…

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BBC Earth@BBCEarth · Mar 22

Nature's Cutest Hoarder 🌰 🐿️ In Canada, with just two weeks before the first snow, chipmunks race to stash hundreds of acorns underground. Their secret? Stretchy cheek pouches that can fit six acorns in one go. That's some serious prepping! #EarthCapture by Missy Mandel 📸

BBCEarth's tweet image. Nature's Cutest Hoarder 🌰 🐿️

In Canada, with just two weeks before the first snow, chipmunks race to stash hundreds of acorns underground. Their secret? Stretchy cheek pouches that can fit six acorns in one go. That's some serious prepping!

#EarthCapture by Missy Mandel 📸

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BBC Earth@BBCEarth · Jun 29

Tiny but mighty 🐛 With 10 quintillion insects crawling the Earth, they’re our most diverse and essential creature – pollinators, decomposers, and bird food all in one. Nature’s unsung heroes! #EarthCapture 📸 Marta Albareda

BBCEarth's tweet image. Tiny but mighty 🐛

With 10 quintillion insects crawling the Earth, they’re our most diverse and essential creature – pollinators, decomposers, and bird food all in one. Nature’s unsung heroes!

#EarthCapture 📸 Marta Albareda

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BBC Earth@BBCEarth · May 31

Did you know a horse’s heart can grow as big as a melon? But for what purpose?🍈 Find out more with our Fact File all about horses 🐴 👉 bbc.in/48XxNlw #EarthCapture 📸 Sandy Sharkey Photography

BBCEarth's tweet image. Did you know a horse’s heart can grow as big as a melon? But for what purpose?🍈

Find out more with our Fact File all about horses 🐴 👉 bbc.in/48XxNlw

#EarthCapture 📸 Sandy Sharkey Photography

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BBC Earth@BBCEarth · May 16

Meet the gang 🦖🦕 Introducing some of the extraordinary dinosaurs from incredible digs who will be brought to life in #WalkingWithDinosaurs. This new six-part series uses spellbinding natural history storytelling and state of the art VFX to imagine these character-led stories…

BBCEarth's tweet image. Meet the gang 🦖🦕

Introducing some of the extraordinary dinosaurs from incredible digs who will be brought to life in #WalkingWithDinosaurs.

This new six-part series uses spellbinding natural history storytelling and state of the art VFX to imagine these character-led stories…

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BBC Earth@BBCEarth · May 11

One of nature’s greatest challenges ❤️ In the animal kingdom, motherhood demands everything, from teaching their young survival skills to nurturing and protecting them! #EarthCapture by 📸 1. Jack Swynnerton 2. Dafna Ben Nun 3. Jack Swynnerton 4. Suju Gasim

BBCEarth's tweet image. One of nature’s greatest challenges ❤️

In the animal kingdom, motherhood demands everything, from teaching their young survival skills to nurturing and protecting them!

#EarthCapture by 📸
1. Jack Swynnerton
2. Dafna Ben Nun
3. Jack Swynnerton
4. Suju Gasim

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BBC Earth@BBCEarth · May 3

Tree Top Hunters 🐆🌿 Leopards are ambush artists – silent, stealthy, and deadly. With strength and sharp claws, they turn survival into strategy – stalking through grass to launching from branches, always playing to win! #EarthCapture 📸 1, 3 @hshphotos 2, 4 @forsyth_imagery

BBCEarth's tweet image. Tree Top Hunters 🐆🌿

Leopards are ambush artists – silent, stealthy, and deadly. With strength and sharp claws, they turn survival into strategy – stalking through grass to launching from branches, always playing to win!

#EarthCapture 📸
1, 3 @hshphotos
2, 4 @forsyth_imagery

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BBC Earth@BBCEarth · Apr 30

All octopuses are venomous, while most of their venom is not dangerous to humans – but it can be lethal to their prey 🐙 When threatened by predators, they can squirt black ink in their faces, which interferes with their eyesight, taste, and sense of smell. Learn more with the…

BBCEarth's tweet image. All octopuses are venomous, while most of their venom is not dangerous to humans – but it can be lethal to their prey 🐙

When threatened by predators, they can squirt black ink in their faces, which interferes with their eyesight, taste, and sense of smell.

Learn more with the…

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BBC Earth@BBCEarth · Apr 3

This mammal can sleep AND give birth while standing up! 🦒 Learn more about giraffes with the BBC Earth Fact Files 👉 bbc.in/4krK4nu

BBCEarth's tweet image. This mammal can sleep AND give birth while standing up! 🦒

Learn more about giraffes with the BBC Earth Fact Files 👉 bbc.in/4krK4nu

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BBC Earth@BBCEarth · Mar 30

Three decades after Spain initiated conservation efforts to save the Iberian lynx, this species is no longer endangered, with over 2,000 in the wild across Spain and Portugal. Follow the story with BBC News to find out how the Iberian lynx was saved 👉 bbc.in/4iMqkda

BBCEarth's tweet image. Three decades after Spain initiated conservation efforts to save the Iberian lynx, this species is no longer endangered, with over 2,000 in the wild across Spain and Portugal.

Follow the story with BBC News to find out how the Iberian lynx was saved 👉 bbc.in/4iMqkda

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BBC Earth@BBCEarth · Mar 29

Did you know that tigers are the largest cat species? They can reach up to 4m (13ft) long and are able to take down prey much larger than themselves. #EarthCapture by Suju Gasim #Tiger #Animals #Nature #Photography

BBCEarth's tweet image. Did you know that tigers are the largest cat species?

They can reach up to 4m (13ft) long and are able to take down prey much larger than themselves.

#EarthCapture by Suju Gasim

#Tiger #Animals #Nature #Photography

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BBC Earth@BBCEarth · Mar 28

Ready to test your knowledge of the solar system? Take our quiz to find out... 🪐 👉 bbc.in/4gPFfSJ

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BBC Earth@BBCEarth · Mar 26

Sloths carry an entire ecosystem in their fur – home to algae, fungi, insects & bacteria! These tiny organisms help them blend into the jungle’s greenery. 🦥 Discover more in the BBC Earth Fact Files 👉 bbc.in/3Xv0lhZ

BBCEarth's tweet image. Sloths carry an entire ecosystem in their fur – home to algae, fungi, insects &amp; bacteria! These tiny organisms help them blend into the jungle’s greenery. 🦥

Discover more in the BBC Earth Fact Files 👉 bbc.in/3Xv0lhZ

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BBC Earth@BBCEarth · Mar 23

A viral image of huskies 'walking on water' in 2019 revealed the rapidly changing face of Greenland's ice. @BBC_Future has more on the story 👉 bit.ly/41N5a7r

BBCEarth's tweet image. A viral image of huskies 'walking on water' in 2019 revealed the rapidly changing face of Greenland's ice.

@BBC_Future has more on the story 👉 bit.ly/41N5a7r

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BBC Earth@BBCEarth · Mar 21

How many seas are there in Asia? Which reptile has the most lethal venom? Think you know Asia? Take the quiz 👉 bbc.in/3ZE6eul

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BBC Earth@BBCEarth · Mar 20

From playing dead to serenading potential suitors, frogs certainly have a wide range of tactics up their sleeves to attract mates! 🐸 Learn more about frogs with the BBC Earth Fact Files 👉 bbc.in/4kstnZ9

BBCEarth's tweet image. From playing dead to serenading potential suitors, frogs certainly have a wide range of tactics up their sleeves to attract mates! 🐸

Learn more about frogs with the BBC Earth Fact Files 👉 bbc.in/4kstnZ9

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BBC Earth@BBCEarth · Mar 16

Butterfly numbers in the US have dropped by over a fifth in 20 years, with many species in decline. How can we best recover this species? 🦋 Read more in @BBCNews 👉 bbc.in/43Ir3Hy

BBCEarth's tweet image. Butterfly numbers in the US have dropped by over a fifth in 20 years, with many species in decline.

How can we best recover this species? 🦋

Read more in @BBCNews 👉 bbc.in/43Ir3Hy

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BBC Earth@BBCEarth · Mar 16

One of the rarest bears on Earth 🐼💚 Pandas may be famous for their bamboo diet, but did you know they only ovulate once a year? This tiny window makes breeding a real challenge! Discover more 👉bbc-earth.visitlink.me/qQj3-p #EarthCapture by Dafna Ben Nun 📸

BBCEarth's tweet image. One of the rarest bears on Earth 🐼💚

Pandas may be famous for their bamboo diet, but did you know they only ovulate once a year? This tiny window makes breeding a real challenge!

Discover more 👉bbc-earth.visitlink.me/qQj3-p

#EarthCapture by Dafna Ben Nun 📸

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BBC Earth@BBCEarth · Mar 14

For centuries, humans have searched for the secret to immortality, from ancient myths to modern science. But in the ocean, one tiny jellyfish may have already figured it out. Read more about the Turritopsis dohrnii in this article 👉 bbc.in/3Dq4nRV 📸 by Ryo Minemizu

BBCEarth's tweet image. For centuries, humans have searched for the secret to immortality, from ancient myths to modern science. But in the ocean, one tiny jellyfish may have already figured it out.

Read more about the Turritopsis dohrnii in this article 👉 bbc.in/3Dq4nRV

📸 by Ryo Minemizu

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