Quick Take Scientists in California recently detected the first cases of H5N1 virus, avian influenza, in the northern ...

Weighing just 30g at birth, roughly the same as a standard AA battery, they were so minuscule that staff at Hertfordshire Zoo ...

Nature is full of many strange relationships between different species, even between frogs and tarantulas. Read here to learn ...

Platypuses are weird looking. They look like someone stitched together a duck and a beaver—flat bill, webbed feet, and a ...

Bone claws, oxygen-absorbing “hair,” and hands-on frog dads. Meet the hairy frog (or wolverine frog), one of nature’s strangest amphibians.

A new study on mayflies of the genus Ecdyonurus illustrates just how multifaceted and surprising reproductive behavior in ...

Across the animal kingdom, sound is more than communication—it's a signal of survival and success. From birds and primates to ...

Each spring, wildlife rescuers get pummeled with well-meaning people bringing in baby animals who appear lost but are really ...

Every state has regulations, but few of these strange animal laws feel essential.Some exist to protect animal welfare, others to shield people, and some are so oddly specific you can’t help but wonder ...

King penguins are adapting to climate change in a way that seems to help them breed successfully, which is unusual.

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