Animals that navigate extreme conditions and environments have evolved to sleep in extreme ways. For a long time, scientists ...

Ferrets are beloved, curious creatures whose popularity as a family pet has steadily increased over the past decades. However ...

Males engage in a two-week-long sex marathon with as many females as they can find. Each frenzied encounter can last up to 14 ...

Hawaii's Big Island is banning people from feeding feral cats in an effort to protect native species, including an endangered ...

In 1989, paleontologist Darren Tanke suggested that similar breaks were the result of mating as one dinosaur mounted the ...

A tigress was trapped Thursday in Gundlupet. Ops to capture the big cats have intensified after emergency meetings were held ...

The classic Christmas carol “The 12 Days of Christmas” sounds like a love song with a playful edge, but when read closely, it ...

One study from 2015, found that 70% of gifts are duds. No matter. The wrapping keeps the female occupied as the male mounts ...

Penguins hand over pebbles; scorpionflies give spitballs. But I’m hankering after a sea sponge presented by a dolphin, says science writer Helen Pilcher ...

A tourist in Colorado got a quick reminder about the dangers of getting too close to wildlife in a video posted to Instagram.

Spending time outdoors often brings people closer to nature, but wildlife rarely behaves at random. Animals communicate ...

In Florida, manatees are best known as shy, gentle giants. But about once a year, the state’s beloved sea cows reveal ...