People living near a chimpanzee research center in Guinea attacked the facility on Friday after a woman said one of the ...

One night, several years ago, I heard what sounded like a horse neighing. Being in the suburbs at the time, I knew it wasn’t ...

Modern North American porcupines are at least twice the size of their southern cousins and have stronger jaws. But how long ...

The government, higher education institutions, animal rights groups, and laboratories all have opinions on it which can muddy the issue. So here are some facts: All registered research facilities that ...

"It's very gratifying to know that one of the world's most critically endangered animals is doing well and breeding within the safety of the fenced area," Howe said in a statement. Based on the ...

The following statistics and photos tell the truth. They’re facts we need to know so we can put our heads on the pillow at night and feel like we’ve made the right decision. Animal testing happens all ...

Greying with age in horses is caused by an intronic copy number variation in the Syntaxin 17 gene. Here the authors report that the G2 allele with two copies of the duplicated sequence causes slow ...

“For me, it brings home how truly rich the communication of other species is.” When animals talk, Kershenbaum is all ears. By listening to animals in their natural habitats, he teases apart the ...

Plus, fun facts about each one. Attention animal lovers, don’t forget there’s a whole world filled with wildlife that start with the letter “N.” If you had to name a few cute creatures that fit into ...

Zebras are quick to kick or bite, which seems to work for them. But ostriches care so much for their nesting sites that they run off any other animal that attempts to enter their area.

Naming others is considered a marker of highly advanced cognition in social animals, previously observed only in humans, bottlenose dolphins and African elephants. Marmoset monkeys have now joined ...