“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.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

They brought an animal back ... meeting at the National Geographic Society’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. For the first time in history a group of geneticists, wildlife biologists ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

Some hope to turn insights into these animals to human benefit ... meaning “hand wing.” National Geographic Explorer Paul Webala, a wildlife biologist at Maasai Mara University, and Erick ...

A team spanning 15 countries is raising endangered sharks from aquariums and reintroducing them to the wild, starting in ... of the planet's oceans. The National Geographic Society has funded ...