With distinct alarm calls and yips, black-tailed prairie dogs are a highly social and communicative icon of the Great Plains. A new study published today in Animal Behaviour suggests other species may ...

New research says long-billed curlews listen to alarm barks from prairie dog colonies to protect themselves from predators.

Celebrate National Cougar Day and learn about the importance of these apex predators in maintaining ecological balance.

The animals that plummeted 85 feet into Wyoming’s Natural Trap Cave provide a layered history of life dating back to the ...

The savannas and grasslands of Africa support dozens of grazing herbivores, with enormous animals like rhinos and elephants ...

For millions of years, large herbivores like mastodons and giant deer shaped the Earth's ecosystems, which astonishingly ...

Grassland Bird Species to Know When you think of the historic Great Plains, you probably imagine vast herds of bison grazing ...

Through new research, a team in Montana State University's College of Agriculture has published a comprehensive look at ...