Discover interesting facts about octopuses, an intelligent group of cephalopods with three hearts, eight arms and a reputation for causing mischief in oceans around the world.

Each year millions of exotic animals are sold around the world, destined for people’s basements and backyards. The term “exotic” doesn’t have a set definition, but it usually refers to a ...

Elon Musk's Neuralink has implanted its first brain chip into a human subject — which is freaky given what happened to all those monkeys.

WorldAnimalFoundation.org is reader-supported. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn More Labrador Retriever is a quite famous breed, topping the list of ...

Israel's defence minister described Palestinians as "human animals" and vowed to "act accordingly," as fighter jets unleashed a massive bombing campaign on the Gaza Strip.. Yoav Gallant announced ...

In the wild, there are two formally recognised lion subspecies. The African lion (Panthera leo leo) is found in Africa, south of the Sahara desert. The Asiatic lion (Panthera leo persica) exists in ...

In 1940, Disney released a film called “Fantasia,” which tells a short story about the dinosaurs and their extinction. When I watched this segment of the movie as a child, it painted a gloomy picture ...

Animal Welfare Services is still inspecting Marineland, but says early findings show some parts of the life support systems for the animals have not been properly maintained. (Getty Images ...

O ne of the first victims of the Siege of Leningrad was Betty. She had arrived in the city in 1911 and quickly established herself as an important part of her community. On 8 September 1941 – just a ...

China has banned the trade of wildlife, suspecting that exotic animals infected humans. What will that really do? By Wufei Yu Mr. Yu is a contributor to Outside Magazine. “We can’t be ...

The Atlantic and Pacific – which both occupy different areas of the Arctic. The Atlantic walrus lives in the seasonally ice-covered northern waters of Canada, Greenland, Norway and Russia. The Pacific ...

Despite much chin-stroking. “Little pig, little pig, let me come in,” says the big, bad wolf. “No, no, not by the hair on my chinny chin chin,” say the three little pigs.