The Philadelphia Zoo’s Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoises Mommy and Abrazzo, both estimated to be 100 years old, are the ...

When animals have a slow metabolic rate, they do not age but rather have a prolonged life. Resistance to diseases and genetics are also factors that can contribute to the longevity of an animal.

The animals had overgrown hooves, lice, worms and tooth problems and living in squalid conditions :: Ann Duckitt and John Watson have now been handed 10-year bans ...

Our environment is changing rapidly, largely as a result of human activities, leading to a significant decline in ...

To do this, Berthet and her colleagues built a database of 700 bonobo calls and deciphered them using methods drawn from ...

If there were any contender for a real-life equivalent to the Oliphaunts of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle Earth, it would be ...

When it comes to the most unusual pets ever owned, the shark owned by rapper and actor Ice T may just top the list! But at ...

The migration of the blue-spotted salamander is set to start any day now in Marquette, but recent cold snaps and warm spells have put pressure on the salamanders. The road around Presque Isle Park is ...

Alexis Montgomery, a former nurse, opened Hearth and Hound, a dog day care and boarding facility in Lee at the former Love Us and Leave Us location.

Some animals are truly terrifying, and we have good reasons to keep a respectful distance from them. Nobody wants to tangle ...

The blobfish, described as the world's ugliest animal, has been voted fish of the ... 1,200m), blobfish resemble any other fish. But when brought to the surface, where the water pressure isn ...

Greco is president of Animal Voice Alliance, a group that “speaks for those who can’t.” Last month, AVA celebrated 10 years ...