Goats have outperformed sheep and alpacas in a series of cognitive tests, suggesting they’re the sharpest minds in the barnyard.

Some animals never forget—and not just in that folksy, "elephants remember everything" way. Across land, sea, and sky, particular creatures are absolute memory machines, storing details that would put ...

For years, a mysterious fossil specimen defied categorization, until one paleontologist made a surprising discovery.

We all had to make adjustments as the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded – even zoo animals who were suddenly not seeing crowds of ...

It's hard to imagine a beloved pet dog surviving in the world. But reports of a 4 kg miniature dachshund looking well 500 days after she escaped during a family holiday is raising questions about how ...

Ornithologist Bruce Beehler tracks down what he calls the “Magnificent Seven,” a charismatic group of migratory birds, in his ...

"There has been a bewildering array of different ecological roles for crocodylomorphs, from terrestrial herbivores and ...

Primates are a group of mammals that includes humans and our close relatives, such as apes, monkeys and lemurs. Monkeys, such as capuchins and macaques; prosimians, like lemurs and tarsiers; lesser ...