Analysis of single bone may tell us if the platypus is an evolutionary anomaly — starting on land, then returning to water.

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

They’re slow, they’re sleepy, and they’ve taken over the internet—but sloths are more than just cute animals hanging from ...

Imagine a world where furry mammals scuttle under the feet of gigantic dinosaurs, not yet destined to rule the Earth. It’s a ...

Wildlife rescuers are struggling to keep up with the demand to help stranded and sick marine life along the West Coast.

A sperm whale that beached itself on Hilton Head Island will be euthanized with medicine from Florida, a veterinarian from ...

Imagine an animal so baffling that the world’s best scientists once thought it was a hoax. A beast with the bill of a duck, ...

Echidnas may have evolved from a water-dwelling ancestor in an unusual evolutionary event, scientists have discovered. . | Credit: Kristian Bell/Getty Images Some of the strangest mammals on the ...

The bird species called the Andean Cock of the Rock is known for the large feathery bulb on it's face, but what is it use for ...

The star here is a South African pangolin called Kulu, who is saved as a baby in a sting operation. He’s cared for by Gareth Thomas, a Volunteer Pangolin Walker who treats the malnourished pangopup as ...

A new documentary from the director of “My Octopus Teacher” is showing the emotional side of one of the world’s most ...