A bill proposing new limits on exotic animal ownership is drawing mixed reactions from animal welfare advocates and local ...

Photograph of three male zebra finches (Taeniopygia castanotis), whose mating calls were used as part of the study. Credit: Raina Fan. The bright colors of butterfly wings, the sweet aromas of flowers ...

Eastern box turtles are disappearing across the eastern U.S., threatened by slow reproduction, roads, and habitat loss. Scientists use radio telemetry and GPS tracking to understand their movements, ...

Becky O'Brien always wanted to work with ocean life, but she didn't realize she'd be able to do the job in the middle of the ...

Not every celebrity spends their fortune on private jets and designer wardrobes. Some A-list stars’ time and money go toward ...

If I were to keep a rare pet, it’d definitely be a fox, particularly for their bushy tails and mesmerizing eyes. Some people grow up wanting a highly unusual animal companion to share their home.

The Arizona Game and Fish Department released 19 endangered black-footed ferrets at three sites in northern Arizona last week as part of the long-running reintroduction program for the imperiled ...

In a new study, wild regent honeyeaters became vocal tutors, teaching their disappearing song to birds in a captive breeding ...

Experts are closely monitoring the marine animals, flagging mortalities and advising beach visitors to take extra precautions ...

When scientists look at the effects of a warming planet on wildlife, the news is almost universally grim. Animals and plants are falling out of sync with each other. Ecosystems are fraying. Coral ...

Inside the growing scientific quest to understand what creatures with the extraordinary ability to defy the ravages of time can teach us about making human aging better.

For the first time, confirmation of the deadly H5N1 virus has been detected in California's elephant seal population.