Animals
How Children's Books Reveal Our Evolving Relationship With Whales
Storybooks feature a fair amount of factual errors—and those errors can be revealing
Meet Spike, the Affable Asian Bull Elephant Trucked Up From Florida to Join the National Zoo
With a new male elephant in the mix, zookeepers are hopeful babies will soon be on the way
The Real Reasons You Shouldn't Clone Your Dog
It’s easy to understand why someone would want to. It's harder to justify the actual cloning process, both ethically and scientifically
What Aardvark Milk Reveals about the Evolution of Lactation
Samples from the Smithsonian National Zoo’s Exotic Animal Milk Repository help scientists study the unifying trait of all mammals
The History of Breeding Mice for Science Begins With a Woman in a Barn
Far more than a mouse fancier, Abbie Lathrop helped establish the standard mouse model and pioneered research into cancer inheritance
Why Canada Wants You to Know You’re Eating Crickets
In some countries, insects may finally be getting their due as affordable, nutritious protein sources
In a Horrifying New Twist, Myanmar Elephants Are Being Poached For Their Skin
In Asia, the biggest threat to elephant survival has long been habitat loss. That may be changing
Dogs Were Transported Across Great Distances for Ancient Maya Rituals
A new paper uses chemistry to shed light on the management of Maya animals
A Honey Badger Cracks Open a Thick Ostrich Egg
Ostrich eggs can weigh up to three pounds and have some of the hardest shells around. This honey badger, however, isn't about to let any of that get in the
The Super-cute Eastern Quoll Returns to Mainland Australia
Wiped out by a mystery disease and non-native foxes, the spotted, cat-sized predator is being reintroduced in Booderee National Park
A Honey Badger and Mole Snake Fight to the Death
A hungry honey badger and a fearless mole snake are locked in a deadly battle, with survival at stake
Lioness Underestimates the Strength of an Impala
A solitary lioness in her new home of Akagera, Rwanda, is tracking a herd of impala. Two problems: The impala here are stronger than the ones back home
Foxes and Coyotes are Natural Enemies. Or Are They?
Urban environments change the behavior of predator species—and that might have big implications for humans
This Costa Rican Paradise Shelters Over 1,000 Stray Dogs
A photographer documents scenes from Territorio De Zaguates, a converted farm in the Santa Bárbara mountains that's giving abandoned dogs a second chance
What’s a "Missing Link"?
While some still use the term, experts abhor it because it implies that life is a linear hierarchy
The World's Last Male Northern White Rhino Dies
Only two individuals of the subspecies remain in the world
King of the Mud Dragons
Robert Higgins has spent his career dredging out tiny creatures from dirt and obscurity
Rare Yellow Cardinal Spotted at Alabama Bird Feeder
The bird's distinctive coloration may be caused by a genetic mutation or a health issue
When It Comes to Counting Wildlife, Drones Are More Accurate Than People
Technology could be a conservation gamechanger, but we need to interrogate its impact on wildlife
Chile Announces Protections for Massive Swath of Ocean With Three New Marine Parks
The almost 450,000 square miles encompass a stunning diversity of marine life, including hundreds of species found nowhere else
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