Animals

Filter by Type

Your Selection All Articles Countdowns Image Albums Infographics Quizzes References Wallpapers

Scientists Finally Know How Wombat Butts Make Cube-Shaped Poops

November 19, 2018 | Article

These marsupials have especially talented poop-cubing butts. And a team of physicists figured out how they work.
Read More
'Ravenous, Hairy Ogre' Microbe May Represent Entirely New Branch on the Tree of Life

November 19, 2018 | Article

Who needs aliens, when there are plenty of bizarre life forms still to be discovered in Canada?
Read More
Divers Surprised by Gorgeous 'Feather Boa' of the Sea. And the Video Is Glorious.

November 18, 2018 | Article

An undulating ribbon of silver surprised divers near northern New Zealand in October — but not so much that they couldn't get it on video.
Read More
How Do Squirrels Remember Where They Buried Their Nuts?

November 17, 2018 | Article

Nut-obsessed squirrels might be smarter than you think.
Read More
Shocked Squirrel and Shy Owl Shine in Wildlife Comedy Photos

November 16, 2018 | Article

Who says wildlife isn't funny?
Read More
See Wildlife's Sillier Side, Captured by Photo Contest Finalists

November 16, 2018 | Image Album

Whimsical images showcase wild animals in unintentionally hilarious poses.
Read More
Oldest Known Footprints in Grand Canyon Were Left by Mysterious, Sideways-Walking Reptile

November 15, 2018 | Article

About 315 million years ago — long before dinosaurs roamed the Earth — an early reptile scuttled along in a strangely sideways jaunt, leaving its tiny footprints embedded in the landscape, new research finds.
Read More
Show-Off Bobcat Walks in Front of Tourists with a Dead Iguana Dangling from Its Mouth

November 14, 2018 | Article

This iguana never stood a chance.
Read More
This Octogenarian Is the Oldest Fish in Captivity. And She Likes Belly Rubs.

November 14, 2018 | Article

The world's oldest fish lives a comfortable life at the Steinhart Aquarium in California.
Read More
Invisible Stew of Plastic Pollution Found in Fur Seal Poop

November 14, 2018 | Article

First humans, now seals: Microplastics are in everyone's digestive tract.
Read More