COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA — A layer of frost clings to the grass on the morning Tony DeNicola sets out to check his trap. It’s ...

The observations could signal a new cognitive skill previously unknown amid swine, which are well known for their ...

The return of the iconic predators to the Golden State has been a quiet success story—but this month, state officials ...

Decades ago, India’s tigers were on the brink of extinction. Slowly, their numbers have rebounded. But that ecological ...

The other is that snakes don’t gather in general, since people tend to only come across one snake at a time. “So there was ...

One famous snail’s death highlights the plight faced by diverse Hawaiian snails, of which there were once hundreds of species ...

In a study based on measurements of the bite force of living crocodilians, researchers have concluded that the ancient Sarcosuchus imperator "SuperCroc" had jaws of steel that no prey not even small ...

When George Shiras published his wildlife photographs in National Geographic it transformed the medium with his novel use of flash and the first camera traps—and changed Nat Geo forever.

The color change, driven by hormones, seems aimed at preventing males from accidentally mating with each other.

From their odd appendages to their unsavory hygiene, certain animals suffer an image problem. But their awkward attributes can be their biggest advantages. Found across every continent except ...

When Dwayne LaGrou asked Weird Animal Question of the Week what animals have the largest eyes for their body size, we were sure the answer would be guilty-looking dogs. The actual candidates proved to ...