Hundreds of animals, from tiny ants to mighty hippos, are shaping the Earth's surface as powerfully as floods and storms. These animals effectively act as landscape engineers, reorganizing soils and ...

The populations of some of Africa’s most iconic wildlife have been bouncing back thanks to decades of conservation efforts. But activists are warning that climate change and human activity are ...

From bounce houses to face painting, the City of Montgomery’s Community and Family Fun Day provided a welcoming start to a weekend filled with events. The city brought back a historic event in honor ...

Books about writers’ dogs and cats are a literary staple. Now there’s a booming subset of memoirs about writers’ ...

More than 170 species of North American wild birds were infected with bird flu. Here's what it means for your backyard bird ...

Early explorers were on guard against the strange and horrifying humanoids that they thought lived just beyond the known ...

Some of the penguins at the aquarium are in their 30s, which is double the normal life expectancy of African penguins in the wild. Currently, there's no way for those selling animals to keep track of ...

With all that fame, zoo director Narongwit Chodchoi said they have begun patenting and trademarking “Moo Deng the hippo” to prevent the animal from ... them left in the wild.

The protections sought could significantly limit commercial imports and sales of hippo specimens. As advocates emphasize, taking action now is crucial for ensuring the survival of these beloved ...

Ambika Kamath and Melina Packer: Feminism in the Wild is a collaboration between an evolutionary biologist with a focus on animal behavior (Ambika) and a scholar of feminist science studies (Melina).

Haggis the pygmy hippo has been spotted exploring her habitat ... with only 2,500 estimated to remain in the wild. Haggis is expected to reach full maturity at between three to five years old.