One Dec. 21, Lorenzo was found “poorly responsive” and was taken to the zoo’s L3 Harris Animal Care Center for an examination ...

Traditional initiation is a rite of passage into manhood for young males that is practiced by various ethnic groups in Africa ...

The Detroit Zoo has confirmed the sex of three lion cubs born in November at its facility in Royal Oak. Amirah, a 9-year-old ...

Al Ain Zoo has welcomed approximately 390 newborn animals by the end of December, with 65 percent belonging to endangered species, underscoring the success of its sustainable population programmes.The ...

This story originally published in the September 2008 issue of National Geographic magazine. See more digitized stories from our archives here. The biologist Iain Douglas-Hamilton is walking up on an ...

When we think about newborn animals, it’s understandable that we might think of babies that are small and helpless, entirely reliant on their parents for their every need. However, in the wild, there ...

Across multiple sites in sub-Saharan Africa, researchers have identified a relationship between large herbivores and the amount of sodium available in local plants. According to the study, plant ...

16-year-old Detroit teen, Peyton Peoples, gave birth at home on Thanksgiving Day, completely unaware of her pregnancy until labor suddenly began. In a state of shock and panic, she concealed the truth ...

Which Birth Dates Love Animals More Than People? Check for your birth date. Disregard birth months. Anyone can love animals, regardless of their birth date. The dates mentioned are chosen based on ...

Human labor can be grueling, stretching for multiple hours and occasionally over days. However, in much of the animal world, birth has to be fast in order for a species to survive. In their world, a ...

Being a mother is a tremendous accomplishment and one of the most challenging jobs in the world. This applies even in the animal kingdom, where it can be a literal dog-eat-dog world for many species.