Utah's Hogle Zoo achieved a perfect score and accreditation from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, a feat accomplished by only nine other organizations in 51 years.

An enormous but poorly understood region of the global ocean—referred to as the abyssal benthic boundary layer—lies a few meters above the seafloor and has only been sampled a handful of times. A ...

Every pet is rare for the connection they share with their human. We automatically recognize the uniqueness of personality in other people. Pets have distinct personalities as well. An animal bonds ...

A central Maine man pleaded guilty Tuesday to a bizarre crime: trafficking the remains of rare animals from eastern Europe.

Clear fossil evidence can be found most of the five major groups – here we see a Dickinsonia fossil, providing evidence of ancient animal life. Professor Gergely J. Szöllősi, author on this study and ...

Discover how scientists in Brazil found out that a jaguar had made a record-breaking swim and learn what drove him to do it.

In the wake of H is for Hawk ’s success, publishers have acquired numerous memoirs of friendships between humans and wild animals that similarly attempt to inspire empathy and, with it, conservation ...

A newly described fossil reveals that leeches are at least 200 million years older than scientists previously thought, and that their earliest ancestors may have feasted not on blood, but on smaller ...

Pink is not a common colour in the natural world, which makes pink animals especially striking. Their unique hues come from diet, genetics, and sometimes rare mutations. In some cultures, these ...

It’s no surprise that India is a land of extraordinary biodiversity, home to thousands of species of mammals, birds, reptiles, and plants. Some of these incredible species, unfortunately, find ...

Scientists have filmed leopard sharks mating for the first time, offering rare insight into the behavior of this endangered species.

As interesting as it would be to have a coyote, it’s not legal in many states, and unless they are being rehabilitated, they belong in the wild. Despite the rumors, Maeve is not a coyote. In fact, she ...