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08 Wild Times
Catch up with all the latest developments and discoveries making headlines
34 Foraging wild boar
Mike Dilger sets the challenge of seeing a wild boar this winter, or at least their tell-tale signs
38 Hidden Britain
Nick Baker on the pond olive – a mayfly larva that thrives during frozen winters using a handy metabolic trick
42 60 favourite wildlife hotspots We are celebrating our 60th anniversary with a special round-up of UK locations. Find out how to vote for your favourite!
72 Stunning Siberian jay photos Magical images of this intelligent, forest-dwelling bird, from German photographer Florian Smit
82 Saving seagrass in Ibiza
Read about the super-plant of the Mediterranean Sea and one man’s mission to protect it
90 Elephant-friendly farming How growing crops that are less appetising to elephants could prevent conflict with farmers
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...the little-known penguins that lay one and a half eggs – and then brood just one Page 14
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Keeping Kenya’s hungry elephants from harm
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Fennec foxes star in a new BBC Two series p106
100 Q&A
Can bumblebees play?
106 Go Wild
Chris Packham presents a new BBC documentary on wild canids
109 ID Guide
How to find a few treasures for the nature table
115 Crossword
Plus Spot the Difference
116 Photo Club
This month’s competition
120 Your Letters
Join the debate
122 Tales from the Bush
One young man’s close encounter on a night dive discoverwildlife.com BBC WILDLIFE 7