From Maine coons to Siberian tigers, these are the big boys and girls of the animal kingdom put into perspective.

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 ...

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 ...

Global population trends among 71,000 animal species show nearly half are "sliding toward extinction," some of them at alarming rates, a new study warns. Researchers found 48% of the species in 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.

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

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 ...