If we're being honest, the Omiltemi cottontail rabbit (Sylvilagus insonus) is not much to look at. It's a fairly conventional bunny: long ears, strong hind legs, short tail, a little chubby.

Reanimated corpses tend to be the stuff of fictional Halloween-y dread: horror stories about zombies and other sundry revenants, staggering about to usher in one brand of apocalypse or another.

Ponder the most dangerous bear in the world, and you might naturally think of the mighty polar bear – king of the Arctic and most carnivorous of ursids – or the big and ornery North American ...

Snakes occupy a particularly negative position in human consciousness. They are seen as mindless, anti-social, malevolent creatures. Something to be feared and difficult to relate to. A recent ...

Nile crocodiles are thick-skinned animals capable of withstanding some abuse, but for one croc in Zambia's Kafue National Park an onslaught by a pride of 13 lions proved its undoing. This ...

Leucism, piebaldism and albinism fall under a suite of skin pigmentation disorders called hypomelanosis. Although animals afflicted with these deficiencies share similarities, the conditions can ...

Predator-prey power struggles play out in countless forms across the African bushveld, from mega battles between big cats and buffaloes to less noticeable clashes between reptiles and rodents.

Tigers? Elephants? Gorillas? It's Endangered Species Day and your news feeds are likely already flooded with photos of the world's most iconic threatened species. So we thought we would do ...

Last month, Indiana-resident Kathy Spiegel was snapping photos of bullfrogs at a local pond in her hometown when a flash of turquoise caught her eye. On closer inspection, she discovered an all ...

Mosquitoes. Hordes of them, buzzing in your ears and biting incessantly, a maddening nuisance without equal. And not to mention the devastating health impacts caused by malaria, Zika virus and ...

Big cats – like lions, leopards and tigers – are among the few animals with enough brawn and moxie to take on a full-grown crocodilian. While these predators certainly target the occasional ...

Wildlife photography requires a keen eye, an intimate knowledge of your equipment, and – sometimes – a healthy dose of good fortunate. Florida photographer Doc Jon recently snapped a few ...