Latest about Animals
Do animals have friends?
Friendship is a key component of human social relationships. Is this also true for animals?
Cottonmouth snakes: Facts about water moccasins
Cottonmouth snakes, also known as water moccasins, are venomous snakes found throughout the southeastern U.S. that can be identified by the white color in their mouths.
Entire pod of 89 pilot whales dies on Scottish beach in freak mass stranding
Dozens of long-finned pilot whales have beached and died on Sanday in the Orkney Islands, Scotland, in the biggest mass stranding the country has seen since 1995.
Ancient chromosomes from woolly mammoth discovered in 52,000-year-old freeze-dried skin
In a breakthrough that could boost de-extinction efforts, scientists have determined the 3D structure of a woolly mammoth's genome from a 52,000-year-old piece of freeze-dried skin.
Cats love to meow at humans. Now we know why.
Meows are more than a cute sound — they're also a window into the relationship between humans and their feline friends.
Could a fire-breathing animal ever exist?
To create a fire-breathing animal, you would need to combine features found in a cow, a beetle and an eel.
Searching for 'Makozilla' — the supersized mako sharks in the North Pacific
A decade after a huge mako shark dubbed "The Beast" was caught off the California coast, experts search for its enormous relatives.
