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Oregon State University researchers have painted a clearer picture of the coastal marten, a secretive, ferret-sized forest ...

Game of Thrones indulged us with blue-tongued commoners before, but we've been sorely missing them since. A Knight of the ...

He was finally ID'd after tossing feces at an LGBTQ+ youth center for months — now cops say it isn't worth pursuing.

What is a group of penguins called? Explore collective nouns like raft or waddle and learn facts about penguins.

The 19-year-old woman who was found dead on a beach in Queensland, Australia, on Monday, Jan. 19, has been identified as Canadian Piper James, News.com.au. reported.

There’s a term in modern internet parlance for girls who had a horse obsession in childhood and the teen years. We call them ...

A visit to the Falkland Islands, where the fearless seabirds navigate the rugged topography with tenacious spunk, shows the new challenges they face Southern rockhoppers fearlessly approach the camera ...

Jay Ingram's "The Science of Pets" is a must-read about facts and myths about a global "petpourri" of animals, what's in their hearts and heads, and what they think about it all.

HARRISBURG, Pa. — While some people welcome the New Year with apprehension, others dive in headfirst. For those looking to start 2026 with a splash, the annual Penguin Plunge at City Island in ...

Tourists aboard a cruise to Antarctica had a front row seat to the cruel realities of nature recently, as they watched a pod of orcas chase down a penguin. Adam Lindemann was on the cruise ship when ...

The animals at the Dallas and Fort Worth zoos are more than cute — they’re built for survival in surprising ways. From penguins crying salt to kangaroos pausing pregnancy, these and other biological ...