In a practice that goes back hundreds of thousands of years, hunter-gatherer groups today light fires at night to keep wild animals, and predators especially, at bay – animals are afraid of fire, the ...

The three newly described species belong to the genus Gnathophis: medium-sized eels of tropical and subtropical deep waters; ...

Approximately 99 million years ago, when dinosaurs were still roaming the Earth, a tiny creature became trapped in tree resin ...

Mexican jumping beans are not beans but actually caterpillars. They are Cydia deshaisiana moth caterpillars maturing in the ...

When a great white shark got trapped in a shallow saltwater pond in Massachusets, Greg Skomal was called to help. Here’s how ...

In 2009, a large, lone elephant called Alexander died beside a road in South Africa’s Kruger National Park. Over the next few ...

For a time, humans may have been on the menu for giant, killer eagles that soared over New Zealand, Australia, and Africa.

Little red flying foxes risk deadly encounters with freshwater crocodiles as they skim river surfaces for life-saving water ...

The discovery of this platypus-like ancient animal sheds new light on the early evolution of mammals. Researchers have ...

Leopard sharks (sometimes called zebra sharks) are an exciting sight in Indonesian waters – and this one had a rare genetic ...

In years gone by, the herons would wait for fishermen returning with the day’s catch, snatching morsels from loaded buckets.

Remembering Giraffes is the 11th book in the Remembering Wildlife fundraising series, which aims to raise awareness of ...