A puma in Patagonia shortens its nightly patrol. A wild boar in Poland sticks closer to the forest edge. An elephant in Kenya ...

South America has the most diverse wildlife of any continent, with an extremely high species count. And some of South America ...

The moment Rebecca Calisi-Rodriquez loosens her grip on Randy’s lead, the miniature horse drops his nose toward the nearest ...

Many animals survive predation by running, fighting, or hiding. However, some take a much stranger approach: they play dead.

The transition from water to land is a question that still intrigues scientists. Those ancient organisms would have needed to adapt to several new challenges to life out of water. So, how did they do ...

Scott Simon tells tales of how different animals unlock our hearts and deserve respect for their own magnificence and the ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Newly discovered fossils have given scientists their first real glimpse of when Earth made a crucial transition from plants and unrecognizably simple animals to the complex creatures ...

Animal hoarding is a growing issue across the country, and it isn't just about having too many pets. "If you can get it, you can hoard it," said Dr. Randall Lockwood, a retired Senior VP for the ...

Countless millions of nonhuman animals (animals) of all sorts are used in a diverse array of laboratory research. Their treatment varies from being unspeakably inhumanely abused to being treated with ...

Why do humans have language and other animals apparently don’t? It’s one of the most enduring questions in the study of mind and communication. Across all cultures, humans use richly expressive ...

The competition has been narrowed down from 16 animals to one winner. Readers voted for their favorite animal in the final round to determine the champion. After two weeks of fiercely adorable ...