Much of the planet is swimming in discarded plastic, which is harming animal and possibly human health. Can plastic pollution be cleaned up?

Trunks and tusks Elephant ears radiate heat to help keep these large animals cool, but sometimes the African heat is too much. Elephants are fond of water and enjoy showering by sucking water into ...

6. Animals with smaller bodies and faster metabolism see in slow motion. 7. Dogs' sense of smell is about 100,000 times stronger than humans', but they have just one-sixth our number of taste buds. 8.

From 1870 to 2014, there have been documented cases of 73 attacks by wild polar bears, distributed among the 5 polar bear ...

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There is nothing quite like the sight of a herd of wild horses. Roaming freely across North America’s open lands, these majestic animals are a vision to behold. If you’ve found yourself wondering if ...

Horse in a meadow. Image by Timur Romanov via Unsplash. Sagittarius is known for their adventurous and optimistic nature, always seeking new horizons. The free-spirited and wild horse is the perfect ...

Plants and animals. Read current science news in biology, botany and zoology. Find everything from research on genetics and stem cells to the most recent stories on animal care, with images.

But are hippos dangerous to other wild animals? Besides humans, hippos are known to attack lions, hyenas, and crocodiles. Lions and hyenas generally avoid hippos because of how easy it would be for a ...

Mammals in the news, wild mammals, mammal conservation efforts, and domesticated mammals.

Yunnan snub-nosed monkeys cling to each other at the Baima Snow Mountain Nature Reserve. [Photo by XIAO LIN/for China Daily] Editor's Note: The State Council Information Office of the People's ...