Despite forced copulation being common in nature, females of some species have evolved ways that give them ultimate control over who fertilises her eggs.

In nature, when two animals of the same species mate, their offspring inherit half of their genes from each parent. This ...

In a first for the species, a porcupine mom gave birth via cesarean section at the San Diego Zoo in California. The surgery ...

Their images are splashed on billboards across Atlanta, and the zoo’s LIVE panda cam is a beloved local favorite. Pandas are ...

A zoo has welcomed the birth of an antelope so critically endangered there are just 50 left in the wild. Navari, a female ...

Tasselled wobbegongs ( Eucrossorhinus dasypogon) are actually carpet sharks with long, flat bodies that blend into the coral ...

Cattle egrets live on insects. And in the savannah ... But there's more to this unexpected mutualistic relationship than that. These species of spider and frog have been found in the same ...

California is home to eight species of rattlesnakes. The reptiles can be seen on hiking trails, rural roads and even in your ...

The top four naming options include Winnie, Aurora, Deeya, which means "light" in Nepalese, and Mera, a mountain peak in the ...

The litter of five highly endangered wolves was born in Eastern North Carolina in April. Their father was killed by a car on ...

Africa's rarest large mammal has been born at Chester Zoo. The female bongo mountain bongo is only the second to be born at the Cheshire attraction in the last 15 years. Mike Jordan, from the zoo, ...

Five critically endangered red wolf pups have died in eastern North Carolina, one of the last few places they live in the wild.