The study has been published in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface. Scientists in Switzerland have turned to a rare ...

As Africa’s most populous nation, Nigeria is known more for its vibrant culture and crude oil production than for its ...

The Houston Zoo welcomed the birth of a rare male eastern bongo calf to its herd. The baby bongo, a breed of antelope, was ...

The Houston Zoo has welcomed a rare and remarkable addition to its herd—and it's a boy. Born on June 25 and weighing 46 ...

Near a river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo sat a temporary pond, doomed to dry up eventually. Inside swam a “rainbow” creature with “large” yellow eyes. Something about it caught the ...

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Long known only as the site of Napoleon’s exile, Saint Helena is in fact a sanctuary of rare biodiversity, dramatic ...

A critically endangered antelope species just got a little bigger thanks to the Houston Zoo. See the newest arrival and what ...

Water and air pose completely different challenges to animals on a number of levels.

Scaly-tailed squirrels use thorny tail scales for grip on smooth trees. New models reveal the physics behind this, inspiring ...

CITES is not a static agreement or self-sustaining,” said Ivonne Higuero, Secretary-General of CITES, marking the anniversary.

African scaly-tailed squirrels use their scaled tails to safely move across the smooth bark of trees in their native ...