The Potter Park Zoo is mourning the unexpected death, adding that Vikentii the tiger helped inspire guests to care about ...

Other penguins that have limited diets are more threatened by changes coming from a warming ocean and the makeup of the food ...

The species is distinguished by its dense fur and fluffy tail ...

This refers to DNA from animals that is found in the environment as a result of natural shedding. Think: dead skin, feces, ...

Sometimes it’s scary to think that the many species we see today might not be around in twenty years. Or, if we don’t focus more on conservation efforts, some species may disappear even in the next ...

Until now, scientists have only known about the animals from fossils. But they suspected the creatures might still be alive, because the remote, difficult-to-navigate region where the fossils were ...

Some animals look almost exactly the same at first glance But many of them are actually completely different species Small differences in shape color or behavior reveal the truth Scientists use these ...

A farm is celebrating a double baby boom after welcoming two rare new arrivals. Following the recent news of the birth of a ...

For thousands of years, scientists knew of two tiny marsupials in New Guinea only through fossils and local legend. Researchers had long considered these species extinct. However, a team recently ...

Sloth on Spring Break! Rare animals to mingle with public at the Florida Aquarium in Tampa. These meets and greets are included with admission during March hours.

Researchers say the remarkable discovery was made using fossils, photos and a misidentified museum specimen ...