The platypus is one of nature’s strangest mammals. This egg-laying animal sweats milk, hunts by sensing electrical signals, carries venomous spurs, and even glows under ultraviolet light. Discover the ...

King penguins are adapting to climate change in a way that seems to help them breed successfully, which is unusual.

Unlike the green iguanas that have become a familiar, if unwelcome, sight in the region, Nile monitors are aggressive predators. They feed on turtles, snakes, young crocodiles and other reptiles, ...

A new study on mayflies of the genus Ecdyonurus illustrates just how multifaceted and surprising reproductive behavior in ...

A rare painted river terrapin hatched at the Smithsonian National Zoo, giving conservationists hope for a turtle species ...

Why mature size, hair shedding and calving ease must anchor your breeding objective if you want profitable, low‑input cows.

Researchers have devised a new tool for discerning between naturally occurring viral outbreaks and those resulting from lab ...

The first seven cases of avian influenza were confirmed by preliminary testing at UC Davis and confirmatory testing by the ...

Sea Lion Caves in Florence is that rare natural wonder where the journey down is just as mind-blowing as the destination, and ...

Last Saturday morning, I was parked near a sage grouse lek along Yale/Kilgore Road, east of Dubois, by 5:30 a.m. No grouse ...

A video posted online showed Diesel the dog energetically bouncing around his enclosure—but that's not who he really is.