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YouTube 360° Video

Have you seen a YouTube 360° video?

At Active Wild we’re always excited to find out about new ways of experiencing wildlife.

Earlier this year, YouTube added a new feature that allowed videos to be made and watched in 360 degrees.

It means that you can look around in every direction while watching a film. You don’t have to watch what the camera is pointing at!

It gives you a better feeling of ‘being there’!

Read on to find out how to watch YouTube 360° videos, and to view a selection of 360 degree animal videos.

One of the rarest animals in the world was recently spotted – for only the third time ever!

The ‘crusty nautilus’ (scientific name Allonautilus scrobiculatus), is a mollusc that lives in the ocean around New Guinea.

Tomorrow (Friday 20th March 2015), people in some parts of the world will be able to watch a total solar eclipse. Read on for a complete guide on how to watch this incredible astronomical event …

International Polar Bear Day is held on 27 February, and is now in its 10th year. The day was made popular by the charity Polar Bears International, in order to raise awareness of the effect climate change is having on the polar bear’s habitat.