The American Veterinary Medical Association's explanation highlights why illegal bird smuggling is so harmful.

What are some animals that give birth to huge numbers of offspring at once?” (Watch a female sea urchin produce millions of eggs.) The mola, or ocean sunfish, looks like an animal cracker someone bit ...

Each year, 9.5 million people visit Niagara Falls State Park to see the unofficial eighth Wonder of the World. It’s one of ...

Scientists celebrate rare conservation wins as 20 species recover worldwide.

Largely outshone by fossils of horses, the earliest camels are getting another look from scientists determined to sort out ...

From three species of Arctic seals to more than half of all birds globally, several animals have slipped closer to extinction ...

Prioritizing which animals and plants to help is driven mostly by whether we like them or not. Some experts say that may not ...

Image compiled from various Creative Commons sources. For centuries, researchers have painstakingly worked to fill out the ...