In an unprecedented move, CITES has listed dozens of shark and ray species for protection, in hopes their populations can ...

On Monday, Dec. 8, the Maryland Zoo announced that eight critically endangered African penguins had hatched and were named by ...

The sense of smell is vital for animals, as it helps them find food, protect themselves from predators and interact socially. An international research team led by Dr. Quentin Martinez and Dr. Eli ...

Imagine a world without the majestic Bald Eagle soaring in the sky or the Giant Panda munching on bamboo. It sounds like a ...

Two of the world’s rarest lions have arrived at a UK zoo as part of a breeding program to help save the highly endangered big ...

The waters of the Northern Marianas harbor extremely high biodiversity, including endemic species, which will face extinction ...

Animals often swallow stones called gastroliths to help grind food. But none of the thousands of similar fossil birds have ever been found with swallowed stones.

Fish were discovered to make sounds more than 2,000 years ago, but they have gone largely unheard by humans. While a typical, ...

From a shark the size of a cigar to the long-extinct 400-kilo 'buzzsaw' to those that glow in the dark, sharks are an ...

Lamniform sharks such as great whites and tiger sharks are famous for their size. The first such giants evolved 15 million ...

Late last month, the Trump administration proposed to roll back specific Endangered Species Act (ESA) regulations that would, ...