It’s already baffling how many incredible and strange creatures can be found on planet Earth, with there being well over 8 ...

After a century-long absence, the elusive South American tapir has reemerged, sparking hope and excitement among ...

If you’ve ever seen an elephant or a giraffe up close, you know those animals can seem massive, but would you believe that ...

Animals are disappearing at hundreds of times the normal rate, primarily because of shrinking habitats. Their biggest threat ... possibly extinct in the wild), has been seen for more than a ...

That’s half the time span since the dinosaurs went extinct, so it’s an awfully long ... if it was the biggest ichthyosaur ever. If it was the biggest ichthyosaur ever, it was the biggest animal ever.” ...

The 205 million-year-old jaw bone of a prehistoric reptile belongs to ‘one of the largest animals ever’ say a group of international palaeontologists. The new discovery has also solved a 150 year old ...

(CNN) — The age of de-extinction may soon be a reality. Advances in genetic engineering and synthetic biology are making resurrecting animals once lost to this world a tangible prospect.

Eurasian elk are one of the largest deer species on the planet ... This already huge mammal actually has an even bigger extinct ancestor. The Irish elk roamed across Eurasia during the last ...