Last September, a groundskeeper at a school in Australia was taken aback when they noticed a large, scaly figure napping peacefully atop a piece of wooden playground equipment. Upon closer…
African elephants have been found to call each other by individual names, a behavior that is exceptionally rare among wild animals, according to new research published Monday. These distinctive names…
The Humboldt penguin population along the central coast of Chile has seen a dramatic decline, making them one of the most vulnerable among the world’s 18 penguin species and putting…
Locomotion is crucial to many aspects of animal behavior, including reproduction, feeding, and migration. Consequently, numerous species have developed adaptations to enhance their mobility. In this study, Zhang and colleagues…
In a groundbreaking development, camera traps set up in Indonesian Borneo have captured remarkable footage of a family of endangered Bornean clouded leopards navigating through the forest for the first…
‘Teen Rex’ is set to make its debut and star in a new T. rex documentary, all thanks to the remarkable discovery made by three adventurous young boys. While hiking…
Scientists have unveiled the world’s largest-ever cheetah species, the extinct colossal cat Acinonyx pleistocaenicus, after scrutinizing fossils of its massive skull. This behemoth predator rivaled the size of today’s largest…
In a spring marked by the emergence of trillions of red-eyed cicadas across the eastern U.S., a rare phenomenon has caught the attention of entomologists and nature enthusiasts alike: sightings…
A few weeks ago, around 6:45 in the morning, I was at home, preparing to talk live with Morning Edition host Michel Martin about a story I had done. Suddenly,…
Wolf 907F, the venerable alpha female of a gray-wolf pack in Yellowstone National Park, has defied expectations by giving birth to her 10th litter of pups at the age of…