People often marvel at how much—and how little—intelligence is displayed in the animal kingdom. Often the subject of research ...

Travelling in the arctic is a privilege that visitors hell-bent on getting that next photograph to show off at home should ...

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

Despite being land-dwelling creatures, several animals exhibit remarkable swimming abilities. Elephants use their trunks as ...

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

African elephants (Loxodonta africana) demonstrate one of the most visible examples of continuous growth among land mammals. These magnificent creatures ... might seem an unlikely candidate for this ...

The wildlife cameras set up by Rio de Janeiro’s State Institute of Environment (INEA) have captured a truly epic return to the wild: the South American tapir (Tapirus terrestris), the heavyweight ...

the elephant inevitably strides to the top of the list. But what makes the elephant the strongest land mammal? These majestic giants possess an extraordinary combination of physical attributes, ...

The tapir, the biggest land mammal in South America, has been spotted in Brazil ... these animals out of their habitat and placed them on the endangered species list. However, strategically placed ...

Criterion (vii): Messel Pit Fossil Site is considered to be the single best site which contributes to the understanding of the Eocene, when mammals became firmly established in all principal land ...

Of these 134 species, 33 of them are on the IUCN Red List. So what?: Unlocking potential uses for ... Their comparison focused on land mammals, including carnivores, ungulates, and smaller mammals ...

There are more than 30 species of marine mammal known from the waters off the Queensland coast. A number of these are commonly encountered in coastal waters or seen from vantage points on land ...