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Dr. Neal Barnard, a 1975 Macalester alumnus, says the St. Paul college ‘continues to kill large numbers of animals every year ...

Keep your summers safe and fun by avoiding these nasty outdoor hazards in Wisconsin, from deer ticks to poison sumac.

You can read about the Amazon forest for years and still not come close to grasping how strange its wildlife really is. The ...

In the wild, survival often comes down to how well an animal can adapt. While some creatures are built for life on land and ...

There are a number of snake species you might encounter in the Ohio River, depending on where you are exploring.

A cave-dwelling fish has been swimming the waters of India unknowingly. But researchers have just discovered the mysterious ...

Charleston is a beautiful town with alligators that roam around parks, gardens, and wetlands, but is it safe to swim in these ...

The footprints of a reptile-like creature appear to have been laid down around 356 million years ago, pushing back the earliest known instance of animals emerging from the water to live on land ...

Camels are possibly the most famous survival experts when it comes to going without food and water. These desert animals can live without water for up to 15 days and without food for even longer.

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Work is underway on a new otter habitat at the The new exhibit will be located at the entrance of the zoo and will have room ...