A recent study published in Current Biology has found that animals living at elevations of 1,000 meters and higher have a ...

A marmot, a rodent commonly found in Colorado's Rocky Mountains, unknowingly climbed inside the wheel well of a Denver Zoo ...

Climb up a mountain and you may notice that the temperatures get colder, tree species change or disappear altogether, and the plants and animal species are different than those found on lower ground.

Two more cases of rabid animals in the Superstition Mountains east of the Phoenix area recently were confirmed, Pinal County health officials said Friday. The Superstition Mountains Wilderness ...

Scientists have found a new species of tarantula, a red-reared arachnid, in Arizona, and the discovery was "rather unexpected." “We often hear about new species being discovered from remote ...

The species is believed to exist nowhere else except a single peak within a mountain range in southern China, researchers ...

The new minnow species, Phoxinus kottelati, is able to change its color pattern during spawning, according to a study. Photo ...

In the Andes Mountains of northern Peru, a long-tailed mammal with a “facial mask” moved through the undergrowth. Suddenly, ...

In clear pools in the Dabie Mountains of China, a new species sports a pouty, thick-lipped look. Tian-En, C., et al (2025) Animals In the Dabie Mountains of China, crystal clear streams cut ...

The team analyzed global elevation distribution data—both historical and modern—for 440 animal species and 1,629 plant species across 23 mountain regions, totaling 8,800 data points.

Another species, Haploclastus montanus, was found living at elevations higher than 2,000 meters (6,600 feet) in mountain forests, making it one of the highest-living tarantulas known from the region.

Scientists found a pregnant 1-foot-long creature with a venomous bite in a mountain forest and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Edgar Lehr via Lehr, Lundberg, Cusi, Sites Jr ...