Scientists first observed this comical behavior among day octopus in 2018 and 2019 in the Red Sea, which intrigued National Geographic Explorer Eduardo Sampaio.

Scientists have documented what might be the first case of friendly interactions between killer whales and smaller cetaceans.

National Geographic's Crittercam technology just revealed a mating ritual never before seen in any bear species. ANIMALS Bears seen mating in trees—a scientific first ...

Pablo “Popi” García Borboroglu and Bertie Gregory have been named the 2025 Rolex National Geographic Explorers of the Year. Borboroglu has been an Explorer since receiving the National ...

The New World’s two biggest bats are both carnivorous, preying upon animals like mice, frogs, and birds. The woolly false vampire bat and the spectral bat, the latter of which can have a ...

Learn about the surprising ways wild animals experience natural intoxicants, from fermented fruits to hallucinogenic plants. Cedar waxwings eat a lot of berries, which can sometimes become ...

It's not just because the pair are bashful, researcher Yitzchak Ben-Mocha told us in a 2018 story on these animals. The Arabian babbler live in communities in which only the dominant male and ...

Up to a hundred Caribbean flamingos live in resorts, where they form a backdrop of tourists’ social media posts. Now, bird lovers are stepping in to remove them.

Jacob, a tree-climbing lion of Uganda, has survived a snare, a trap, and attempted poisoning—but he’s still in danger due to a rise in poaching.

Cats may own the internet but other animals are buying up shares. Axolotls, ball pythons, bearded dragons, black widow spiders, and capybaras are among the critters with billions of TikTok views ...

Rats show kindness, orcas mourn their dead, and monkeys protest injustice. Scientists are learning that other species also have complex emotions. This is Ed. He’s a Canadian sphynx cat. He’s ...