among the most social and intelligent of marine animals, have unique family structures and behaviors, passed from one generation to the next. National Geographic photographer Brian Skerry traveled ...

a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard University who has observed the animals in the wild for years. Here are more discoveries that are changing what we know about chimp moms—and revealing how ...

The average African safari in the daytime typically only sees around 30% of mammals — with around 70% of them nocturnal, among them the bush baby ... animals’ howls. Increasingly, watching ...

Narrated by English comedian Ross Noble, the documentary series follows the fascinating, if sometimes revolting, behavior of animal species around the globe.

Photographers have unprecedented tools, opportunities, and reach to find their animal ... National Geographic photographer Beverly Joubert, who has spent decades photographing African wildlife.

(Discover 10 wild experiences in national parks.) Be aware that large crowds and unnatural noises cause distress, especially for animals that have experienced fear-based training, separation from ...

particularly on little-studied wild parrots. “We’ve always known in our hearts,” he says, “that parrots are pretty smart animals.” The National Geographic Society, committed to ...

For his photograph of this extraordinary phenomenon, called “Creation,” Ballesta, a frequent National Geographic photographer, has won the prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year ...

Fatherless reproduction in animals that normally require two parents ... though Booth hypothesizes that geographic isolation from males and captivity may have a lot to do with it.

Their simplicity has led scientists to suggest sponges were the earliest animals to arise on our planet. But exactly when that happened remains under debate. However, most claims of extremely old ...

Notably, this behavior between two adult humpback whales has been captured by a National Geographic crew filming Incredible Animal Journeys, too. This put the responding whales at risk ...

“Knowing [the animal ... a national park that encompasses the Wondiwoi Mountains. There is already a proposal for a gold mine in the park that would pose a threat to the area’s unique wildlife.