There are more than 8 billion humans on the planet, and although that's a remarkable number, it's just a fraction of the number of people who have ever lived and an even smaller slice of the total ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Welcoming a baby to the world is an exciting time for families, no matter the species. A recent birth at Como Park Zoo captured attention and had us wondering: How many animals are ...

Learn how bag limits, tags, and hunting regulations help conserve wildlife, with examples from bears to muskellunge.

Every night during breeding season, the male túngara frog of Central America will stake out a performance patch in the local pond and spend unbroken hours broadcasting his splendor to the world. The ...

A newly identified sponge group called Vilesida is giving scientists a clearer view of animal origins, linking sponges with ...

Many mammals deliver in minutes after long pregnancies. See which species have the quickest births to help newborns thrive.

Mink get it. Hamsters get it. Cats and dogs get it. They're a few of the many animal species to have contracted COVID-19. But how many species have been affected? And how many cases have there been in ...

The amount of animals it can rescue at any given time depends on the number of foster volunteers. “We really like to see more fosters stepping up because that can let us help more shelters that are ...

Around 10 million animals die from animal abuse, neglect or cruelty every year in the U.S. Cruelty and abuse to animals is correlated to domestic violence and other abuse toward humans. Animal cruelty ...

In his ruling, Rockbridge General District Court Judge Gregory Mooney found that prosecutors had proved beyond a reasonable doubt that the animals seized from the Natural Bridge Zoo were subject to ...