There’s a sticky situation simmering in Italy — where the solution might need plenty of legwork. Flamingos have been making themselves comfy in the rice fields of Ferrara, a charming city in the ...

If you’ve never heard of any animals that begin with the letter ‘X,’ you may be shocked to see that there isn’t just one, ...

New research shows a conservation strategy can disrupt the animals’ social networks. By Rachel Nuwer Black rhinos are the junkyard dogs of African rhinos. They’re not the biggest species on ...

Burden caring for animals sickened by toxic algae bloom is taxing rescuers, budgets with no end in sight ...

Birds might have their own classification, but their ancestral roots suggest otherwise. Here's what to know about dinosaurs and birds as animals.

This little lizard can fire blood up to 5 feet from its face, has spiky horns and inflates itself to choke predators.

Animals that live for a long time and/or produce less offspring -- like bears and bison -- are more resilient than small animals with a short life -- like mice and lemmings.

Nature showcases remarkable transformations as baby animals exhibit appearances drastically different from their adult forms. These changes, encompass ...

What do you do with more than 130 arsenic-tinged taxidermied animals with significant historical and academic value, languishing in a now-closed museum, that may or may not be a public health hazard?

RFK Jr.'s Alleged Troubling History with Animals: Blending Mice, Freezing Roadkill, Staging a Bear Accident and Beheading a Whale Caroline Kennedy accused her cousin of blending mice and chicken ...

"The Last Ranger," an Oscar-nominated short film, depicts the poaching of rhinos in South Africa to collect the horns, a supposed aphrodisiac. Well, they don't work, just like some of the other ...

In a Valentine's Day exclusive report, NPR has learned there is currently a gay anteater couple at Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute in Washington D.C.But this couple ...