You might not guess it, but toads are surprisingly adept diggers. Despite their squat, bumpy bodies, toads are surprisingly ...

With powerful trunks and relentless determination, they begin to dig. ... The post How Elephants Dig Wells That Other Animals Depend On appeared first on discoverwildscience.

Paleontologists have discovered a new dinosaur species that lived in what is now Utah around 99 million years ago and appears to have been adapted to underground living.

A burrow is a space such as a tunnel or hole that is occupied by an animal. Insects such as ants, bees, and beetles create burrows, just as arachnids like spiders and scorpions do. Burrows are also ...

One of the most rare and endangered dragonflies in Illinois is getting a lifeline at the Brookfield Zoo, which is among several local institutions raising another species of animal that could help the ...

"When NWS fly larvae (maggots) burrow into the flesh of a living animal, they cause serious, often deadly damage to the animal," the USDA says. "NWS can infest livestock, pets, wildlife ...

The Florida burrowing owl is a threatened species. Conservationists, students and faculty think Florida Atlantic University should be doing more to protect their beloved mascot.

Meet the Bat-Eared Fox, an Unusual Animal That Can Hear Insects Burrowing Underground. Get to know the bat-eared fox, an insect-eating creature found in the grasslands and savannas of Africa (and ...

Aspects of their bone structure also indicate these animals had a burrowing lifestyle. The specimens had fused pelvic bones, which may have provided stability as the dinosaurs used their hind ...

Just one fly can lay up to 300 eggs at a time and is drawn "to the odor of a wound or natural opening on a live, warm-blooded animal." Texas warning of "maneater" screwworms that lay eggs in flesh ...

A burrowing owl sits inside an entry tube of an artificial burrow. Jason Fidorra Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Pasco, WA In Washington, burrowing owls are rare. Their population has ...

Animal architects. Even small animals are capable of incredible feats of engineering. From a pufferfish that creates one of the most remarkable courtship displays on Earth by carving a functional ...