Animals

Struggling to save trapped and injured animals, scientists endure Russian shelling and accusations of spreading bioweapons.

Kasanka National Park in Zambia hosts one of the largest and most mysterious animal migrations on the planet.

Medellín cartel founder Pablo Escobar built himself a sort of Jurassic Park-meets-Disney World resort. Now it’s overrun by hippos.

A creepy form of parasitism is one of evolution's favorite strategies, and scientists are starting to figure out how it works.

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Yes, orcas have viral cultural trends, too.

For centuries, hundreds of shrines have preserved crucial information about the marine mammals' diversity and distribution.

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A surprise discovery from Haiti may finally reveal how some famous feral horses got to a distant barrier island.

Invasive predators and other threats have pushed the Key Largo woodrat to the brink. A small but passionate group of scientists and volunteers is pushing back.

The evolutionary marvel mates in love trains, can swim in the ocean, and even uses jazz hands as a defensive tactic.

Though Plano now houses many modern business campuses, this North Texas community never lost sight of its historical roots.

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