Armadillos are making North Carolina their home. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with wildlife biologist Colleen Olfenbuttel about how Texas' state mammal has gotten a foothold in the Tar Heel State.

The Sahara is the largest hot desert in the world, spanning 9.2 million square kilometres (3.6 million square miles) – an ...

Animals have an incredible ability to adapt when life throws them a challenge, and one tiny Tuxedo kitten is proving that in the most determined way possible. A rescue kitten named Lieutenant Dani has ...

Scientists have discovered that a genetic change found in animals living at very high altitudes may help repair damage in the ...

Thousands of years ago, survival was a shared agreement between humans and animals. We offered shelter, food, and protection. In return, animals offered strength, companionship, labor, or food.

Paleorex is back on Bored Panda with his detailed, science-based creatures, showing us how animals like big cats, birds, and ...

Platypuses are weird looking. They look like someone stitched together a duck and a beaver—flat bill, webbed feet, and a ...

Imagine a wild, feral goldfish surviving in a habitat it was never meant to enter. In Canadian waters, such creatures are not ...

Winter residents arrive in fall and remain through the colder months before departing north to breed. Park visitors may see birds such as ring-billed gulls along the Mississippi River, as well as ...

Calgary’s harsh winters can be difficult even for humans, but animals at the Calgary Zoo come from climates across the world. Kim Walker, the Calgary Zoo’s senior manager of animal care and ...

Thinking of a pet snake? Skip the dander and daily walks. We explore the costs, lifespan, and best beginner species for ...

Many insects live in fresh water, or close to the sea in salt marsh and beach habitats. There are also several species of water striders in the genus Halobates, which live on the ocean’s surface, far ...