New compelling research shows when cats play, these fun-seeking felines match one another’s faces to have fun, get along, and ...

Stag beetles have their sumo matches. Female fireflies who murder their mates. These are some of our favorite mating behaviors among insects and arachnids.

MOSCOW, January 16. /TASS/. More than 1,500 animals were born at the Moscow Zoo, and approximately 300 new arrivals came from various regions in the past year, Mikhail Bragin, the Mammals Department ...

Scientists discovered ancient marine reptiles that reached unprecedented trophic levels. These creatures exceeded today’s top ...

This endangered invertebrate is harmless to humans — and rabbits. Saving it from extinction might even benefit both species.

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NPR's Juana Summers speaks to researcher Rikke Jeppesen about her work on how sea otters, which were hunted to almost near extinction, have been able to thrive by eating up to 120,000 crabs a year.

Cute creatures going viral is nothing new. Seven years ago, the Cincinnati Zoo wanted TIME to name Fiona the hippo Person—er, Animal?—of the Year. But 2024 seems to be on a different level of ...

The study of the physiology and ecology of animals that don't have backbones, ranging from worms to sea stars, and of parasites, which can often provide insights into complex ecosystems. (Sea star ...

It’s that time of year when we’re reminded that wildlife photography isn’t only about majestic elk in misty forests or golden-hour views in the Grand Canyon. While you might be snapping pictures of ...

She wasn’t the only nonhuman newsmaker this year. Indeed, 2024 was the year that animals seemed to do it all, becoming A-list celebrities, political weapons and cautionary tales. Along the way ...