Discover how the American badger became the state animal of Wisconsin and the surprising people who helped make it happen.

Ringtail is Arizona’s state mammal, designated in 1986 to highlight regionally tied symbols. Ringtails are nocturnal, desert-adapted raccoon-like carnivores about the size of a house cat with a ringed ...

Discover the 10 most beautiful wild cat species, from powerful big cats to rare small felines, and what makes each truly ...

Ed the Zebra escaped from a ranch in Tennessee and ran wild for more than a week capturing everyone's imagination. The nation ...

A variety of studies are showing that rough-and-tumble play is important for animals and kids alike.

Lysmata wurdemanni is a saltwalter shrimp which can be found along the Atlantic seaboard of the US and along the Gulf of ...

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Sicko financier Jeffrey Epstein’s twisted “Pedophile Island” included an unnerving “temple”-like building featuring an ...

From land-borne pathogens to high-speed vessel strikes, Pacific whales and dolphins are caught in a "perfect storm" where ...

Santa Claus, with an assist from U.S. Marines and high school cadets, handed out toys to Japanese children at the local ...

From an elusive jaguar to an industrious beaver, photographers captured iconic animal moments around the world.

From zebras to fish, animals across the planet display unique patterns - and scientists may have finally uncovered how they form. Using a new developmental model, researchers recreated natural-looking ...