Tag: animals

Many of us have taken first-aid classes in school — a vital skill in any emergency where unconscious individuals require ...

We’re gonna need a bigger shark size estimate. Researchers had based some informed guesses about just how massive the megalodon ...

Across the South Pole’s frozen expanse, there lives only one purely terrestrial animal: a tiny insect called the Antarctic midge. ...

Using high-definition camera traps on trails in Congo’s Nouabalé-Ndoki national park, Will Burrard-Lucas, a photographer for the Wildlife Conservation Society, ...

Animals are increasingly becoming as well-traveled as humans, with the rate of pet travel increasing by 19 percent in the ...

The national parks within the U.S. are wonders to behold. They haven’t been named “America’s Best Idea” for nothing. And ...

Polar bear cubs are incredibly cute — and amazingly elusive. Their mothers dig dens under the snow in remote areas. ...

Giant panda bears evolved away from other bear species about 20 million years ago. Though they have similar characteristics, like ...

This mummified wolf pup, found in Yukon, Canada, is 57,000 years oldGovernment of Yukon The ivory hunters knew they had ...

African elephants have extra copies of genes that help resist cancerNeil Aldridge/Nature Picture Library/Alamy Bigger animals live longer and have ...