“The deer mouse (genus Peromyscus) is the most abundant mammal in North America and it occupies almost every type of ...

RZSS Whether a large and fuzzy social media sensation or deep-sea slug slunking around the ocean’s Midnight Zone, there are still so many exciting animals on Earth just waiting for their close-up.

Lions are considered to have cool beards, or manes. A lion's mane is probably the biggest "beard" in the animal kingdom, encircling its entire neck ...

Snakes, lizards, and worms tend to be long and slender. These shapes ensure they can heat up and cool down rapidly. Within a given species, animals tend to be larger in colder climates and smaller in ...

While the movie is comedic and endearing, it features some of the coolest animals around—the reindeer. As most people know, the story is that the eight reindeer (or nine if Rudolph joins ...

As record temperatures are recorded across Japan, zoos are taking measures to prevent heatstroke for their animals. At the Edogawa Ward Natural Zoo on July 29, the backs of three giant anteaters ...

But that's what scientists say is happening to some animals in response to climate change. Warm-blooded species are evolving to have larger beaks, legs and ears to regulate body temperature as the ...

A zoo has been using frozen fruit and water sprinklers to keep its animals cool during the summer heat. Tuesday was the UK's hottest day of the year so far as temperatures in the east reached ...