The entire kingdom animalia was present. All eyes were on the wise old owl. Every­one was waiting for some words of wisdom on the recent gener­al elections and the ensuing un­ending anxiety.

But that's nothing compared to a barnacle's. That little crustacean has proportionally the longest penis of any animal on earth spanning up to 10 times his body size. That's like a human's ...

A circulatory system that beats gravity. Spots that dissipate heat. This giant is purpose-built for its size and surroundings. This story appears in the October 2019 issue of National Geographic ...

Females lay a single egg up to 20% of their body weight. Yet, when you check out other extreme births in the animal kingdom the kiwi can consider itself lucky. Shingleback lizards also have a ...

This superstition about black cats and other black animals in general has shaped people's preferences about animals. It's ...

Despite stories of "wasps getting drunk" and "beetles consuming beer," it has been thought that alcohol consumption in the ...

Each of these animals is special, adding their contribution to the world’s incredibly complex animal kingdom. Pick a new ...

1. When Elisabeth Tova Bailey falls sick with an illness that keeps her bedridden, she brings in a snail from her garden and decides to keep it in a terrarium on her nightstand, finding unexpected ...

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This is the stuff of a relatively new discipline known as comparative thanatology, which examines how animals respond to death. And it is at the heart of a lively new book by Susana Monsó ...

Walt Disney World is sharing its first peek at Bakso, a baby Sumatran tiger born at Disney’s Animal Kingdom theme park recently. “Tigers are in steep decline in the wild, so it is very special ...