Cougars are elegant, effective hunters. In honor of National Cougar Day, let's learn eight fascinating facts about them.

Imagine an animal that seems to be assembled from various other creatures: it has large eyes, the round body of a rabbit, a ...

To trace tusk evolution, researchers needed a more concrete definition to distinguish tusks from teeth and other external ...

Conservation is close to Servidio’s heart. She is the vice president of the student organization Students for the Environment ...

The N.H.L.’s newest hockey team unveiled its official name and mascot: an extinct behemoth with fossils at the American ...

Camels (Camelus dromedarius) are even-toed ungulates that live in the desert. They are known for being able to go a long time ...

If Yellowstone is dangerous now, it’s a cakewalk compared to the Pleistocene age where humans had to contend with mammoths, ...

Mount Everest, located in the Himalayan Mountain Range, is the tallest mountain in the world. It reaches an elevation of ...

Animals use many different kinds of adaptations to protect themselves. These animals, for example, have fangs!

MILWAUKEE - The Milwaukee County Zoo’s 2025 summer exhibit, Exploration Dinosaur, is now open for a limited time. Launching Wednesday, May 21, guests of all ages can unearth the past and explore ...

I am feeling melancholy with the migration of our seasonal West Indian manatees, also known as sea cows or sirenians. Sirenia is an order of herbivorous marine mammals which includes the manatee. My ...

Animals with ultraviolet color patterns can be found all over nature. Here’s what we know about what purpose these patterns serve.