At first glance, an anteater looks like a creature imagined by someone mixing parts from different animals. It has a long, ...

Our growing understanding of how other animals also share skills and knowledge will help us chip away at the folly of human exceptionalism, say Philippa Brakes and Marc Bekoff ...

The Nashville Zoo has officially welcomed a new baby aardvark! The calf, which was born at 6:06 a.m. local time on New Year’s ...

Many people picture city building as something only humans do, but termites offer a surprising comparison. Scientists ...

The classic thought experiment about a horse-sized duck and a hundred duck-sized horses is more than a joke. It captures a ...

This is the amusing moment a curious baby elephant was spotted checking out a termite nest on a tree. Zookeeper Mubyar Nur Khaliq spotted Nisa, the playful juvenile pachyderm, rubbing her trunk ...

This list covers the most vulnerable wildlife species and the steps you can take to help each of them survive and thrive.

Chimpanzees and bonobos are among the closest relatives of humans. They share more than 98% of our DNA. Yet, these primates ...

Two sloth bear cubs were born at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) on December ...

For the first time since 2014, keepers at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) have welcomed two sloth bear cubs. The cubs were born Dec. 7 at approximately 2:30 ...

Orangutans learn from their family how to do everything, like build nests, use tools, and behave oneself within the social ...

LONDON (ANI)-A new study led by Professor Gemma Harvey from Queen Mary University of London reveals how hundreds of species shape the landscapes we rely on, from termite mounds visible from space to ...