Genes are short sections of DNA that determine an animal’s traits—everything from coat color and claw strength to body shape ...

Yet two young children saw a rare albino squirrel in a churchyard, according to a BBC story. The two children were counting ...

These animals are so secretive state officials say it's difficult to get a population estimate. One was recently caught on ...

According to Robert Pitman, researcher at Oregon State University, beaked whales “are the largest, least-known animals left on the planet.” One beaked-whale species in particular, the ginkgo-toothed ...

Ocelots, the medium-sized wild cats that look a bit like miniature jaguars, once roamed widely across South Texas. But after population declines caused by habitat loss, hunting, and road deaths, they ...

A rare and endangered white monkey has been born at a zoo - in an 'important contribution to international conservation goals'. The king colobus infant was born to Ivy, 23, in the early hours of ...

In a major win for conservation efforts to protect the Sierra Nevada red fox, researchers were able to put a GPS collar on one fox and release the animal back into the wild.

Climate change and habitat loss are affecting animal populations around the world and reptiles such as South Australia's own endangered pygmy bluetongue are susceptible to higher temperatures and ...

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