The twins were born to a 22-year-old female named Mafuko, who lost her own mother to armed individuals. The extremely ...

Red blood is the exception, not the rule. Evolution has painted it green, purple and white in animals that push physiology ...

It just so happens that [we] discovered the world’s greatest escape artist,” a rep from the West Virginia animal shelter said of Dawson.

Muntjac deer are known as “vampire deer” for their fangs, but their strangest feature lies beneath their eyes.

A large-scale analysis of 117 mammal species found that preventing reproduction is associated with longer lifespans, suggesting a strong link between reproductive activity and life expectancy. Why do ...

Researchers study house sparrow genetics to understand survival, evolution, and how species respond to environmental change.

Denver pet owners are responsible for bites and injuries caused by their animals, facing both civil penalties and criminal charges of up to $999 and 300 days in jail. However, some city officials have ...

How much does it matter where you are born, or whether you are heavy or light, if you are a house sparrow? Researcher Kenneth ...

This 30-million-year-long gap is actually rather helpful to Darwin. It means that there was plenty of time for the ancestor ...

Researchers are trying to understand why some wild species do better than others over time, as the environment changes.

The white-handed gibbon comes closest to humans in the study, with a monogamy rate of 63.5%. It’s the only other top-ranked ...

Despite being mammals, these remarkably cancer-resistant animals share a lot in common with cold-blooded species.