In 1938, zoologist Ellis Le Geyt Troughton mourned that Australia's "gentle and specialized creatures" were "unable to cope ...

Ultimately, the widespread occurrence of SSSB in mammals, especially primates, strongly suggests that such behaviors are ...

Wild animals that have acquired adaptions to maximize their reproductive output in some of the world's most extreme conditions may provide answers to some of the most pressing problems in the field of ...

Some of the most intense battles against the environment are waged by the smallest of creatures. When it’s cold, we, as ...

Cancer occurs in most animals worldwide, but it doesn't affect all species equally. A new study may shed light on why that is ...

In its 4.5 billion year history, Earth has undergone five mass extinctions and we are potentially in a sixth era of mass death. Today’s crocodylians are the surviving members of a lineage called ...

Have you ever walked through a garden on a warm night, unaware that tiny, winged mammals are silently working above your head ...

When the ground started shaking, a herd of African elephants at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park formed a protective barrier, ...

Americans are skeptical of the term environmentalist, so a new report from Aquarium of the Pacific deals with ‘wonder and respect and stewardship’ for sea animals and the ocean.

The Royal Saskatchewan Museum is continuing its multi-year project tracking how wildlife responds to life in and around ...

Scientists traced captive otters in Japan to the wilds of southern Thailand using DNA. Most otters in cafés were illegally ...