Some birds boast the world’s most acute eyesight, and there is one crustacean that takes colour vision to the extreme, but some would argue that the best eyes in the animal kingdom belong to the ...

If we separate out the tusks — which are different from regular teeth because they don’t even fit inside the animal’s mouth — then some of the biggest teeth belong to the hippopotamus. The lower ...

Females lay a single egg up to 20% of their body weight. Yet, when you check out other extreme births in the animal kingdom the kiwi can consider itself lucky. Shingleback lizards also have a ...

At the very top of the hierarchy is the entire animal kingdom, but just below that zoologists collect species in large groups, called phyla or phylum if we’re just talking about one group ...

While many people associate cruelty primarily with human behavior, it exists in the animal kingdom as well. Today, we’ll delve into some of the most notorious examples of cruelty among animals ...

Disney’s Animal Kingdom, the most recent addition to Disney World in Orlando, turned 25 last year, and it’s never been better. The extravagant Pandora—The World of Avatar expansion opened in ...

Migrating animals are found in all major branches of the animal kingdom. They include taxa as diverse as fish, crustaceans, amphibians, reptiles, insects, mammals and slime moulds (Bowlin et al.

In the animal kingdom, dads don’t often stand out for their role as parent, mentor, and friend. But some are doing their part to change that reputation. Just like human fathers, animal dads can ...

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From eyes the size of a dinner plate to 360-degree vision, these animals boast extraordinarily efficient ways of seeing. Meet the creatures with the most crafty, strange and sophisticated eyes in the ...