Carnivores
The Way of the Wolverine
After all but disappearing, the mammals are again being sighted in Washington's Cascade Range
January 2012 |
By Eric Wagner
The Jaguar Freeway
A bold plan for wildlife corridors that connect populations from Mexico to Argentina could mean the big cat's salvation
October 2011 |
By Sharon Guynup
Fay Ray: The Supermodel Dog
As photographer William Wegman tells it, his cinnamon-gray Weimaraner wasn't content to just sit and stay
September 2011 |
By David Schonauer
Owney the Mail Dog
For nine years, Owney rode the rails and the wagons on top of mailbags as the mascot of the mailmen
September 2011 |
By Arcynta Ali Childs
Wild Things: Tarantulas, Jellyfish and More...
Hummingbirds, attacking bears, ancient hominids and other news updates in wildlife research
August 2011 |
By T.A. Frail, Megan Gambino, Laura Helmuth, Erin Wayman and Sarah Zielinski
Wild Things: Mongooses, Bladderworts and More...
Fairy-wrens, wasps, and a nearly 3,000 year old big toe
April 2011 |
By T.A. Frail, Megan Gambino, Laura Helmuth, Jesse Rhodes and Sarah Zielinski
The Secret Lives of Animals Caught on Camera
Photographs shot by camera traps set around the world are capturing wildlife behavior never before seen by humans
March 24, 2011 |
By Megan Gambino
Survival Training, Ferret Style
Before the captive animals can go free, they have to hone their killer instinct at a conservation center in Colorado
February 2011 |
By Morgan Heim
Tracking the Elusive Lynx
Rare and maddeningly elusive, the "ghost cat" tries to give scientists the slip high in the mountains of Montana
February 2011 |
By Abigail Tucker
Fate of the Cave Bear
The lumbering beasts coexisted with the first humans for tens of thousands of years and then died off. Why?
December 2010 |
By Andrew Curry
Rising Seas Endanger Wetland Wildlife
For scientists in a remote corner of coastal North Carolina, ignoring global warming is not an option
August 2010 |
By Abigail Tucker
Famous Animal Gravesites Around the World
It's not just Kentucky Derby winners that are buried with great honor
April 28, 2010 |
By Robin T. Reid
The Truth About Lions
The world's foremost lion expert reveals the brutal, secret world of the king of beasts
January 2010 |
By Abigail Tucker
Man-Eaters of Tsavo
They are perhaps the world’s most notorious wild lions. Their ancestors were vilified more than 100 years ago as the man-eaters of Tsavo
January 2010 |
By Paul Raffaele
The Most Ferocious Man-Eating Lions
Africa's lions may usually prey on zebras or giraffes, but they also attack humans, with some lions responsible for over 50 deaths
December 16, 2009 |
By Abigail Tucker
Tai Shan Will Return to China
The panda who has the distinction of being the first surviving cub born at the National Zoo will be returning to China
December 04, 2009 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Alaska's Great Wide Open
A land of silvery light and astonishing peaks, the country's largest state perpetuates the belief that anything is possible
November 2009 |
By Pico Iyer
National Zoo Celebrates Birth of Rare Clouded Leopards
Notoriously difficult to breed, two new clouded leopards are born at the National Zoo’s research facility
March 25, 2009 |
By Cristina Santiestevan
Wolves and the Balance of Nature in the Rockies
After years as an endangered species, the wolves are thriving again in the West, but they're also reigniting a fierce controversy
February 2009 |
By Frank Clifford
Cats as Pets and Predators
Jake Page explores the evolution and enigmatic ways of the most popular pet in America -- the house cat
January 30, 2009 |
By Abigail Tucker
