Like all owls, the vision of great horned owls is extraordinary. Special light-sensitive cells contribute to their amazing ...

Snakes may not be known for wagging tails or greeting their owners at the door, but some species are thought to be ...

The primary difference between chipmunk and squirrel species lies in their habitat and storage strategy. Squirrels are the ...

Norfolk Wildlife Trust ambassador and our columnist Nick Acheson is listening out for a sign that spring it on its way ...

Visiting a national park often involves scanning the horizon for charismatic animals. And most visitors arrive with a mental checklist of ones they hope to encounter. Bison blocking the road or elk ...

There are many cute endangered species, and sadly their charm endangers them even more, like these 25 cutest animals that are endangered.

Wood frogs — Lithobates sylvaticus, also known as Rana sylvatica — live farther north than any other amphibian, even beyond the Arctic Circle. Unlike most frogs, they don’t overwinter underwater. They ...

Almost two-thirds of Australia is privately owned. But most of our scientific understanding of how threatened species are ...

Mystic — "Is his name Corny?" Holden Wade, 5, asked Una Schaffer, an educator at the Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center, as she held a corn snake close enough for him to touch during a program at the ...

As winter swoops over the world, wrapping the days in mist and hardening the ground beneath a layer of frost, people retreat indoors to snuggle into cozy blankets. With heaters humming in the ...

Most North Carolinians see gray squirrels every day as they race along fences, leap between oak branches, or raid backyard bird feeders. This familiar acrobat is more than just a neighborhood nuisance ...

Getting a chance to play in the Coretta Scott King Classic has special meaning for Ohio State's Chance Gray. Her great ...