Mandarin ducks are painted in a rainbow of colors. Their coloration looks like something out of a Disney fairytale, yet they ...

Riverside Cemetery in Marshalltown is mourning Scout, a gentle goose who died from bird flu, while sharing hopeful plans for ...

Some animals form lifelong pair bonds that run deeper than simple mating. These connections shape how they live, move, and ...

News of the new zoo residents comes one week after officials announced the arrival of two female domestic yaks.

Letters: Ross McQueen and Teresa Rodrigues share their admiration for birds in the much-maligned genus Columba ...

The beautiful melody of birds early in the morning is the best thing to hear. But do all birds sing in the morning? And why ...

In the spring of 2023, we returned to Península Valdés, a rugged coastal region in Argentine Patagonia, expecting to witness the familiar sights and ...

Animals have evolved to sleep in extreme ways — for example, taking micro naps during parenting, sleeping on the wing during ...

Most people think of moths as small insects fluttering across porch lights, but some species greatly challenge that image.

Q. I was watching the cardinals at my sunflower seed feeder and can’t figure out how they open the outer shells. I see them take a whole seed, and the ground is littered with the shells, but I can’t ...

Few animal facts are repeated with more confidence or less nuance than the claim that penguins mate for life. It is offered ...

Over 130 mammal species can delay embryonic development, giving their offspring the best possible chance of survival in ideal ...