Kangaroos are iconic Australian animals who have long been used as a symbol within the country to represent moving forward.

Fourth of July weekend leads to lots of lost pets, which places extra strain on local animal shelters. Those rescues need the ...

These animals have adapted traits that allow them to use their tails to stay warm in cold weather. One example is the fox , which wraps its fluffy tail around its body as a kind of blanket.

Cuteness can shift moods and lower cortisol, and science backs it up. Looking at baby animals, like a seal pup blinking on a ...

This adorable marsupial may move slowly, but its climbing skills and hidden lifestyle make it a forest survival expert.

Lemurs, lizards, whales — all are famed for their tails in some way. But which animal has the longest tail of all? In proportion to their bodies, grass lizards have the longest tails of any ...

Yosemite National Park employs over 80 mules and horses to haul supplies, patrol the park, and provide search and rescue assistance, while also maintaining trails and carrying waste from trail ...

Discover 10 fascinating facts about red pandas, from their unique behavior and diet to their biggest predators.

Studies of the regenerative powers of worms, zebrafish and lizards suggest ways to improve recovery in people.

African scaly-tailed squirrels use their scaled tails to safely move across the smooth bark of trees in their native ...

If any animals had a verbal language, with its vocabulary and grammar, men would long ago have learned it, and would have been able to converse with them. Again, no animal except man is capable of ...

In a matter of weeks, the animals have made remarkable progress, but there’s a long road ahead. Video from the massive rescue operation in Ashtabula County clearly tells the story.