Wildlife in the United States is often discussed through broad categories, such as bears, wolves, eagles, and deer, animals ...

According to data collected by the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the global value of trade in live animals totaled $21.7 billion in 2017, a 141 percent increase over the total value ...

Understanding how these animals manage to survive for centuries offers us a humbling look at our own place in the ecosystem.

Humans may count themselves lucky to reach 100, but some creatures have lifespans that make centuries look like a weekend. In the ocean’s depths and the world’s quiet corners, a handful of species ...

A new study, published in Ecology and Evolution, shows that social living is associated with longer lifespan, but also that the benefits of sociality level off once animals move beyond living in pairs ...

Explore animal habitats by matching toy animals or photos of animals with their correct geographic location. Luna and her friends love to travel! Their adventures take them through cities around the ...

Even solitary animals, like the octopus, learn survival tricks from other animals. Olga Visavi/Shutterstock Many animals live in groups. One of the main benefits of this is shared knowledge. This ...