From their odd appendages to their unsavory hygiene, certain animals suffer an image problem. But their awkward attributes can be their biggest advantages. Found across every continent except ...

Snail holds the overall record, lasting up to 3 years in dormancy. Australian Pygmy Possum is the longest continuous mammal sleeper (367 days). True hibernation involves extreme body temperature and ...

Spanish police on Saturday said they made an arrest after finding 250 dead animals, mostly dogs, in a filthy warehouse that local media dubbed "the breeding ground of horror." The Civil Guard said the ...

When you first enter the Oregon Donkey Sanctuary you see a quintessentially bucolic scene: a big red barn surrounded by green fields where a couple dozen donkeys graze peacefully, all nestled in a ...

WATERBURY, Conn. (WTNH) — A Waterbury man and woman are facing animal cruelty charges after police said they found 21 dead animals and 17 animals inside a trailer and an adjacent school bus. Johann ...

Chester Zoo conservationists are celebrating the birth of the UK's only fossa pups. The four rare pups, born to parents Shala and Zaza, are the first of their kind to be born in the UK this year and ...

As coordinator of the Wildlife Confiscations Network, Mandy Fischer helps match trafficked animals—from alligators to jaguars to baby monkeys—with sanctuaries and care facilities James M. Gaines These ...

Exploring possible future for animals inside Miami Seaquarium, which is set to close in just days MIAMI — The Miami Seaquarium is set to close its doors for good this week. On Wednesday, Local 10’s ...

Ms. Blum is the author of “The Monkey Wars,” a book about ethical issues in animal research. Early in my career as a science journalist, I visited a primate research laboratory that was running an ...

On-screen psychopaths such as Patrick Bateman in 'American Psycho' and Villanelle in 'Killing Eve' are often depicted hurting animals. Now, a study suggests this character flaw is not just the stuff ...

Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev called Europeans worried about the mysterious drone swarms—suspected by NATO allies to be linked to Russia—that have appeared around airports, military ...

From the Rorschach inkblots to the famous 'duck–rabbit', scientists use an arsenal of so–called ambiguous images to help probe the human mind. Now, researchers have revealed four new pictures which ...