We may have gotten the evolutionary origins of the echidna backward, as new research suggests its ancestors probably lived in ...

Hyenas are weird desert animals that are capable of living to be over 40 years old and are known for their unusual features and behaviors ...

but scientists just filmed a one-foot-long juvenile in the South Atlantic Ocean The animals graze the vegetation into a picturesque turf, fertilize the soil with their dung and disperse seeds over ...

Pink and bulbous "sea pigs", hand-sized sea spiders and delicate sea butterflies are among the bizarre animals hauled up from the ocean floor by a team of Australian researchers aboard the ...

Land animals can reach islands by floating on ‘natural rafts’, such as large logs or carpets of vegetation, or on debris discarded by humans. Some seeds can survive months or even years at sea ...

There are many instances in which mammals have evolved from living on land to living wholly or partly in water. These animals include whales , dolphins , seals and beavers , Hand said.