Fairfax County Police removed an alligator from outside a Virginia motel early Monday after a caller reported spotting the reptile near their room. Zoo Miami is celebrating a possible world record ...

The extinct animal’s prey becomes overpopulated, wreaking ecological havoc and resulting in a vicious cycle of destabilization and decline. Projects such as the reintroduction of wolves to ...

Ivan Iofrida, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons The largest known extinct species is an early whale (Perucetus colossus) that lived during the Eocene epoch, about 38 million years ago. It is ...

Millions have seen the heart-wrenching video of a polar bear clinging to life, its white hair limply covering its thin, bony frame. Shot by Paul Nicklen and Cristina Mittermeier of the nonprofit ...

In fact, if you asked people to name an extinct animal who wasn't a dinosaur or woolly mammoth, dodo bird would probably be the most popular response. Elon Musk and Rand Paul appear to join forces ...

A trail camera in a national park of New South Wales photographed a critically endangered animal long thought to be locally extinct. Photo from Mark Lees / DPIE via New South Wales National Parks ...

A tiny possum believed to be extinct in NSW has been discovered in trail camera images inside the iconic Kosciuszko National Park. The incredible images of the Leadbeater’s possum were ...

OLIVETTE, Mo. — The Missouri Department of Agriculture has denied St. Louis County Animal Care and Control an animal shelter license for its Olivette facility after the shelter failed to meet ...

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In the same way that Gear and Seeds in Grow a Garden are randomly restocked, the Pet Eggs available at the respective stand will depend on luck and chance. Below, you'll find details on the ...

Although the animal has not been identified, witnesses said it’s a large cat that has been lurking in the mountain behind the East-West Center since at least Monday. “I was messing around with ...