Wetlands are among the most biodiverse ecosystems on Earth, but they can also be some of the most dangerous places to set foot. In this video, we rank several major wetland systems - from the ...

Can Ben Lamm save the planet? He thinks so. Short, stocky and unassuming with a puckish sense of humor, the shaggy-haired ...

Elephants are the largest land animals on Earth, with immense strength, thick skin, and powerful tusks. Few predators would ...

Long before today’s tree-dwelling sloths, a 4-ton giant roamed South America — and it may have stood and fought like a bear.

This video examines elephants by directly comparing their strength, behavior, and survival traits to other large animals shown in the footage. Scenes highlight how size, weight, and group coordination ...

And they are no evolutionary accident: whiskers, surrounded by follicles on their base has “mechanoreceptors” that help expand the animal’s sense of touch. They are tactile sensory organs that help ...

The southern elephant seal population in South Africa has seen its conservation status improve from near threatened to least concern, with a recent assessment citing the absence of serious threats to ...

Elephants are social animals and live in herds, predominantly made up of the family's females. They have large brains and are considered intelligent and capable of learning. Adults have no predators ...

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The lions that roamed the plains of northern Botswana were dying. One by one, the big cats were succumbing to poisoned bait ...

Mumbai: Even as conservation success stories are often celebrated, the grim reality inside Maharashtra’s forests tells a painful tale — 41 tigers perished - Nagpur News ...

From the last thylacine to Mollie the drinking, smoking orangutan, little Punch the monkey is the latest in a long line of lonely zoo animals.