A childhood run-in with a parrot or a pigeon swooping a bit too close can leave a lasting fear. For some, these encounters ...

Four otters were found dead on the side of Old Adobe Road in Petaluma under unusual circumstances. (Sonoma County Wildlife ...

Rubbery blue sea creatures are washing up on California beaches by the thousands.

Oviraptorosaurs are weird dinosaurs that look a bit like flightless birds. But these ancient animals aren't just ...

Bengals are one of the most sought-after cat breeds in the world, in part due to a genetic trait that gives many of them ...

If there were any contender for a real-life equivalent to the Oliphaunts of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle Earth, it would be ...

The mating game in the animal kingdom is nothing less than fascinating and somewhat weird. Some species stab, clone, chew, or ...

Researchers detected short clicking noises from rig sharks during handling in the lab, though they're not sure why or how the sound is produced ...

Kobayashi and his colleagues christened the new therizinosaur, Duonychus tsogtbaatari. The genus name means “double claw”, ...

Over 200 people responded to the post, with many commenters providing their guesses about the animal's identity. Many thought the creature in the photo wasn't an exotic or strange animal at all.

Some animals have evolved abilities so bizarre they seem to break the laws of biology from sea cucumbers ejecting internal organs as a defense to axolotls regenerating entire limbs and organs.