Researchers discovered tiny features on sculpins' fins which may enable them to cling firmly in harsh underwater environments.

Scientists on an expedition to the South Sandwich Islands near Antarctica have recorded horrifying videos of parasitic ...

Happy Easter, little cottontail.

The prehensile-tailed porcupette was born to mom Quinn and dad Seamus on March 27, 2025, the Milwaukee County Zoo announced.

Milwaukee zoo celebrates new arrival as mother Quinn bonds with her porcupette. The healthy baby is already exploring and chewing branches.

They have brown, almost orange, fuzzy fur. After a few days, this fur quickly hardens into the distinctive black-and-white porcupine quills that have made the animal known the world over. Great egret ...

The nonprofit, dedicated to rescuing and reuniting military personnel with the animals they saved while deployed, is facing an urgent plea from two U.S. Army National Guard members. They’re desperate ...

This is the amusing moment an agile porcupine is seen descending a tree ... Authorities also said that the underside of the animal's tail is covered in bristle-like hairs, which help support ...

“At first glance, the animal appears similar to known species like the capybara or lowland tapir, but closer examination reveals striking anomalies,” the claim continues. “Its body is more elongated, ...

The expert says dogs sometimes even chase other dogs' tails. "It’s important to remember that all animals have both species-specific behaviors that may be common in that particular species but ...

Raina the Rhodesian ridgeback and Ruuxa the cheetah at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in California, 2015. Photo by Sandy Huffaker/The New York Times/Headpress ...