It’s land crab breeding season on Xiaoliuqiu Island. As the small creatures cross dangerous roads to lay their eggs, locals are stepping up to protect them.

The land rises more than 1,000 feet in elevation and includes hardwood forests, open meadows, and a network of two-track ...

11 Animals with Surprisingly Misleading Names. ... and more land, ... Deer are prey animals, and they spend their lives watching for threats.

African elephants are the largest land animals on Earth and significantly larger than their relatives in Asia, from which they are separated by millions of years of evolution. Nevertheless, Asian ...

A new study suggests the platypus and echidna — the only egg-laying mammals — had a water-dwelling ancestor. The finding could upend what’s known of their evolution.