The Noronha skink arrived on the island millions of years ago from Africa, likely on floating masses of vegetation carried by ...

New research indicates "Homo floresiensis" probably wasn't hunting big game or using fire on Flores Island, suggesting the ...

On June 29, Gracie the Giraffe returned to her South Texas ranch after a 17-day walkabout and attendant media sensation. ...

A research team from the Natural History Museum of Denmark has published a compelling new study in insect taxonomy in the ...

When Marc Ayers attended the Sangamon County Fair in New Berlin last year, he was on a mission to stop one attraction from returning to the state: the ...

Smaller than a domestic cat, there are two species of wild cat that could be considered the world’s smallest cat. Meet these ...

From 1924 to 1927, "Handsome Jack" Taylor's Monkey Island became a popular Gulfport attraction and a water hazard for golfers ...

The caption also highlighted the species' range and group dynamics. Ape Action Africa said mandrills live in the rainforests of Central Africa, including in parts of Cameroon, and "live in some of the ...

You may think of wolves, coyotes and jackals when you think of wild dogs, but there are some tiny wild dogs out there. Here ...

A creature barely larger than a sunflower seed lives in the forests of Madagascar, and it defies almost everything scientists ...