Wildlife

Across sub-Saharan Africa, these birds lead humans to hidden bee colonies.

The world’s largest living structure renews itself in nights of moonlit passion.

From birds to butterflies, there are many examples of animals that combine male and female characteristics.

New studies from a boneyard of fossilized skeletons may reveal why the 'roos grew and hopped the way they do.

Bigger than the Great Wall of China, Hadrian's Wall, and the Pyramids of Giza combined, the region's ubiquitous stone walls are also a unique ecological habitat.

More than 45,000 years ago, these porky foragers inspired the earliest known non-abstract art.

The deer of Nara Park are part of a millennium-old genetic lineage—does that make them more deserving of protection?

These scrappy and squat high-elevation trees can live for thousands of years without seeming to age.

As their name suggests, these small birds provide critical cleaning services to oxen, impala and other animals of the savanna—with a side hustle as rhino guards.

As their habitat dwindles, reptile relocators are springing into action to save these slow-moving icons.

A statue in Maine made for a vagrant hawk offers one way to honor these fleeting visitors. Flaco fans take note.

More than 20 species of these winged mammals construct tiny leaf homes with climate control and built-in security alarms.

Back when killer whales used to assist humans.

This fall, we're offering a stunning, all-new guide to the world's living wonders.

Hear what happens when a man tried to smuggle in 22 giant African land snails into the United States.

A herd of the largest land mammal in North America thrive in the country’s third-most-visited urban park, in the heart of San Francisco.