Gloger’s Rule, first proposed in 1833, suggests animals in warm and humid environments often develop darker pigmentation. Darker feathers and fur contain melanin, which can strengthen structures and ...

Today, the Saint Louis Zoo unveils its Sloth Atrium, a newly renovated habitat now home to two sloths: Pancakes and Rolo. The new habitat is located in the Historic Primate House’s atrium, which has ...

Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo says it has fall appeal with a major fundraising push to help revitalize its World Tropics Building. The South American rainforest exhibit opened in 1992, according to a ...

LIFE EXHIBIT HAS BEEN OPEN FOR A FEW MONTHS NOW, SHOWCASING ANIMALS AND OTHER LIFE FROM DIFFERENT HABITATS. YEAH, BUT HOW DID ENGINEERS BRING THOSE ENVIRONMENTS? LIKE A RAINFOREST INSIDE? WESH 2’S ...

The goal of reintroducing the bird is to restore the original fauna of the forest and its functionality. Supported by FAPESP, the project was presented at the Brazil-France Forum on Forests, ...

This image provided by the Washington Department of Transportation shows a kinkajou at the Selah Creek Rest Area Eastbound in Yakima County, Wash., Sunday, June 23, 2024. Kinkajous live in tropical ...

The world’s largest rainforest, the Amazon Rainforest, has long been thought of as a refuge from human-made pollution. But recent research is shattering that idea. Microplastics, tiny plastic ...

Pesquet's parrot (Psittrichas fulgidus) The only member of its genus, and its genus is the only member of the subfamily Psittrichadinae. It is endemic to hill and montane rainforest in New Guinea© ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — Why did the kinkajou ...