Often dubbed “mini dinosaurs” due to their evolutionary history, parrots, canaries and finches are cherished pets for their ...

The hyrax is a rock-dwelling animal with an unforgettable scream that's taken over social media with funny memes.

Deep-sea researchers have discovered a strange glowing sea slug off the coast of California that lives in the water column — ...

Whether it’s a Bigfoot sighting or an encounter with the chilling Wendigo of northern Minnesota, American mythology teems ...

Vampire bats rely on amino acids from their blood diet to fuel their exercise, scientists discovered after observing the ...

Male pregnancy is a rare phenomenon in the animal kingdom, with just three vertebrates exhibiting this behavior. The seahorse ...

Why is human culture -- the shared body of knowledge passed down across generations -- so much more powerful than animal cultures?

Researchers classified the new species within a new genus, Bathydevius, and new family, Bathydeviidae, because of its ...

The nocturnal Aye-Aye lemur, native to Madagascar, possesses a uniquely thin and elongated middle finger crucial for its ...

The slow loris, a nocturnal primate from tropical regions, is often seen as one of nature's "dumbest" animals due to its ...

The warty comb jelly, Mnemiopsis leidyi, a fascinatingly weird creature that can regenerate parts of its body, reproduce from a larval stage, and even fuse its body with other comb jellies in order to ...

Recently, a unique kitten came through the doors of Marin Humane. In fact, little Luigi is 1 in 3,000. Those are the chances ...