When related animals produce offspring, the young can be affected by physical abnormalities and health problems. We explain why.

Animals that navigate extreme conditions and environments have evolved to sleep in extreme ways — for example, stealing seconds at a time during around-the-clock parenting, getting winks on the wing ...

Animals that navigate extreme conditions and environments have evolved to sleep in extreme ways. For a long time, scientists ...

Dedicated to the promotion of learning in all its forms, Thot Cursus has been online since 1996. We deal with the training and use of digital tools and resources for education and culture, in all ...

During the summer months, the voles are largely solitary. However, throughout the long, harsh winters, they form small ...

Over the last four months, the L.A. Zoo has welcomed the birth of five great apes, including a gorilla, orangutan and three ...

Spot & Tango reports on feeding puppies, highlighting age, breed size, and nutrient needs for proper growth and health.

Not all animals lie down to give birth. Discover the animals that give birth standing up and learn about the reasons for this ...

Winter has officially arrived in the Northern Hemisphere. With today’s winter solstice, the days will start to get a little bit longer, but the cold will stick around. We humans typically handle the ...

Relations between dogs and people are so normal and pervasive as to pass almost unregarded. Yet viewed objectively, this ...

You’ve heard of birds flying south to escape the winter, but do you know how chipmunks spend the colder months? Eastern chipmunks dig their burrows near decaying logs or stone piles, carving out a ...

Saharan Africa towers the giraffe, draped in mosaics of brown and tan patches. Long regarded as a single species, this iconic ...