Madagascar was once home to the elephant bird, the largest bird species ever known, standing over three metres tall and ...

The immature juveniles are practicing for the big show when more adult elephant seals arrive on the beaches for breeding ...

Despite being herbivores, hippos are among the deadliest animals alive. Their bite force exceeds 1,800 PSI, enough to crush ...

As off-season travel becomes more popular, October is an increasingly attractive month for big family adventures.

Douglas Blyde beds down at West Midlands Safari Park, where he’s awoken to the breath of giants and a sea lion encore ...

As a park visitor noticed the middle of the trunk looked tightly cinched, they realized that something was wrong and reported it.

(THE CONVERSATION) Until Homo floresiensis was discovered, scientists assumed that the evolution of the human lineage was defined by bigger and bigger brains. Via a process called encephalization, ...

To build their visual dictionary, the researchers examined two hours of video footage each of 25 wild octopuses in a variety ...

Nature is a board game about creating and adapting species to survive in an ever-changing environment. It’s both accessible ...

A remarkable fossil in the National Museum of Natural History’s collection reveals that the ancestors of modern flightless ...

The recent survey of saltwater crocodiles in the Sundarban Biosphere Reserve and the findings show that that a richer and more inclusive, vision of conservation in India is possible and necessary ...

Never, ever say anything negative about an elephant or a gorilla. Elephants may attack people’s property, destroy their crops ...