According to Attakapas Indian tribe legend, Bayou Carencro and its subseqent settlement were named for a horde of carrion ...

Sometime between 5.5 and 5.6 million years ago, two shell crushers squared off in the languid currents of an ancient Florida ...

One of the fun facts about animals that look innocent, like the platypus, is their strange defense mechanisms. The heels of the males’ back feet have spurs that can release venom, making these wild ...

While everyone else is doing the same old routine, you could be staring down a Tyrannosaurus Rex in Branson, Missouri. The ...

A bird that has been extinct in the wild for nearly 40 years was born at Pittsburgh's National Aviary.

Dwarf elephants likely lived into the Bronze Age Mycenaean era, influencing ancient Greek artifacts and culture.

First described in the 1920s from seven specimens, the blue-fronted lorikeet hadn't been spotted since 2014. Bird-watchers on ...

Have you heard the heartbreaking story of the last passenger pigeon to ever live? Flocks of this pigeon species were once so ...

Kenyan protesters are demonstrating against plans to build a quarantine center in Kenya for Americans who may have been ...

Foxes, sharks and puffins are on a shortlist of wildlife to appear on Britain's next banknotes, replacing historic figures ...

The retrofitted bridge includes features for a wide range of species, from rope crossings for gliding marsupials to vegetated ...

For almost 100 years, the Blue-fronted Lorikeet was more mystery than bird. Scientists first described the small green parrot in the 1920s after finding specimens on Buru Island in eastern Indonesia.