Animals

    Learn about animals, from their marvelous adaptations and surprising behaviors to the latest scientific discoveries.
    Western Diamondback Rattlesnake
    12 Remarkable Facts About Rattlesnakes
    yellow mongoose portrait
    8 Magnificent Facts About Mongooses
    Flock of starlings flying over river Ems, Pektum at sunset, East Frisia, lower Saxony, Germany
    The Incredible Science Behind Starling Murmurations
    Sea star off the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
    12 Animals That Reproduce Asexually
    Victoria crowned pigeon
    15 Birds With Snazzier Hairdos Than You
    tardigrade, also known as water bear
    10 Astounding Facts About Tardigrades
    Flying flamingos in a Tropical wildlife reserve
    14 of the Greatest Animal Migrations
    Reindeers on a farm, Hetta, Enontekioe, Finland
    12 Surprising Facts About Reindeer
    White-spotted Jellyfish swimming in sunlight
    10 Extraordinary Jellyfish Species
    Canada Raises Quota For Controversial Seal Hunt
    9 Fascinating Seal Facts
    Bobcat in the Snow
    8 Fascinating Facts About Bobcats
    female opossum surrounded by her young, two are on her back
    10 Things You Didn't Know About Opossums
    fun facts about jellyfish
    12 Fascinating Facts About Jellyfish
    Two donkeys close up to the camera
    What's the Difference Between Donkeys and Mules?
    A large salamander that looks like its smiling swimming underwater
    15 Animals With Amazing Abilities
    9 Wooly Facts About Darling Babydoll Sheep
    A pair of ostriches in the foreground and with a herd of zebras in the background in a desert
    10 Examples of Animal Species Working Together in the Wild
    Asian teenager snuggles with her gray cat
    Why Does My Cat Sleep on Me?
    burrowing animals
    24 Brilliant Burrowing Animals
    platypus swimming
    9 Quirky Facts About the Platypus
    An adult and baby capybara standing side by side at the water's edge
    8 Surprising Facts About Capybaras
    baby goat
    15 Things You May Not Know About Goats
    Illustration of large toothed dinosaur, possibly a tyrannosaurus rex standing over nest of eggs and seeming to possibly defend the nest from a flying
    14 Extinct Animals That Could Be Resurrected
    Sea otter floating in water with pup sleeping on its stomach
    59 Endearing Names for Baby Animals
    playful dark brown donkey jumps over bunch of branches in field
    10 Surprising Facts About Donkeys
    A colorful coral reef teaming with fish in the Maldives.
    10 Stunning Plants and Sea Creatures on the Ocean Floor
    European robin perched on a branch singing
    9 Birds That Sing at Night
    oval squid with prominent eye tapering off into many long tentacles in black marine environment
    16 Deep Sea Creatures That Live in Total Darkness
    Portrait of beautiful white burmilla looking up, black background
    10 Facts You Didn't Know About Cat Whiskers
    Two light brown dog paws with black claws
    18 Things You Didn't Know About Dog Paws
    Giant Coconut Crab on Niue Island
    17 Captivating Coconut Crab Facts
    American bison standing in long golden grass
    What's the Difference Between Bison and Buffalo?
    A hedgehog in a state of torpor on a field of grass.
    11 Animals That Hibernate Besides Bears
    Close up of short-beaked echidna walking
    What Are the Mammals That Lay Eggs?
    Three Spix's Macaws on branch in captivity
    11 Recently Extinct Animals
    Indian flying fox
    8 Fascinating Examples of Convergent Evolution
    A white nosed coati in Tulum, Mexico
    11 Interesting Coatimundi Facts
    gray and white cat plays at base of christmas tree with ornaments
    7 Tips to Cat-Proof Your Christmas Tree
    image of a small black and white dog licking his face
    15 Human Foods Dogs Can Eat, 6 They Shouldn't
    Peregrine falcon flying with lake in background
    What's the Difference Between Hawks and Falcons?
    9 Uncanny Facts About Crows
    Gray wolf
    11 Interesting Facts About Wolves
    Polar bear looking over rocky ledge
    Are Zoos Ethical? Arguments for and Against Keeping Animals in Zoos
    Great hornbills in the rainforest in Thailand
    15 Birds With Unbelievable Beaks
    12 Surprising Gecko Facts
    person holds black lab outside in the woods
    9 Natural Home Remedies for Fleas
    Siberian cat sitting in grass, looking at camera
    Everything You Should Know About Siberian Cats
    A young European hamster with a black tummy and brown and white fur standing upright in a grassy field.
    10 Surprising Hamster Facts
    kitten meowing while standing on rocks
    Cat Sounds and What They Mean
    African Elephants
    12 Animals With the Longest Gestation Period
    Blue whale swimming with a calf
    11 Facts About Blue Whales, the Largest Animals Ever on Earth
    Beautiful barred owl with a blurry background
    7 Wildlife Calls You Might Be Hearing
    Mother cat nursing four kittens
    5 Signs a Kitten Was Separated From Its Mother Too Soon
    A green sea turtle swimming on the Great Barrier Reef.
    11 Animals That Can Change Sex
    Cooper's Hawk profile
    18 Magnificent Types of Hawks and Where to Find Them
    praying mantis with front legs up in defensive position
    10 Wondrous Praying Mantis Facts
    Blue Dragon, Glaucus Atlanticus, Blue Sea Slug
    6 Fascinating Facts About Blue Dragons
    bottle of elmer's glue tipped over
    What Is Glue Made Of?
    juvenile gelada monkeys sitting on a cliff in Ethiopia
    14 Fascinating Facts About Monkeys