GPS collars placed on African elephants have helped reduce poaching by alerting authorities whenever these creatures roam ...

German pig skulls changed significantly due to selective breeding. Scientists found shorter snouts and flatter foreheads in ...

A petition with more than 400 signatures wants the Woodbridge Council to establish a animal welfare ordinance to ban zoos ...

Big eyes, tiny noses and round cheeks; scientists explain why animals like Moo Deng the pygmy hippo have us hooked.

More than 80 domestic cats have been confirmed to have had bird flu since 2022. Experts say there's a risk that cats could ...

Scientists have for the first time in 185 years confirmed the presence of the Asian small-clawed otter in Nepal, thrilling ...

Are humans the only species to drive another to extinction? Tom Ruppel | Dixon, California ...

FAU, SeaWorld San Diego, and the San Diego Natural History Museum have joined forces to scan the rare skeleton of the vaquita ...

Swimming off the coast of Mexico in the Gulf of California live the few remaining vaquitas on earth. This endangered cetacean is not only the smallest porpoise species, but the most rare. Where there ...

The harvest mouse is Europe's smallest mammal, weighing the same as a 2p coin and the only UK mammal to have an entirely prehensile tail. Laura Snell, conservation officer at the wildlife trust ...