A baby cat is a kitten. A baby bear is a cub. Simple. But once you look beyond the usual animals, things get interesting fast. Some baby animal names sound made up, and a few are even more charming ...

From whale songs to lion roars, animals have evolved to stretch their voices across distances so that friends—and sometimes foes—can hear them. Each sound is coded with messages like "Come here!" ...

A case of appalling animal cruelty in Wyoming is close to being closed with a plea of guilty, setting a historic and significant example for the state and perhaps other jurisdictions.

Animals are noisy. And their noises can travel a long way.Author Ben JJ Walker Researcher, UNSW Sydney But making sounds can be a double-edged ...

Animals on land and sea use sound for different purposes – and alterations in their environment can change the effect it has ...

A groundbreaking Trinity College Dublin study reveals that some animals process visual information more than three times faster than humans.

This stingray gets knocked out cold by an orca tail slap - take a look and read our analysis of orca hunting behavior.

With a large variety of starfish in the ocean, there are many unique appearances that can be surprising. One example is the cushion starfish. These marine animals are famous for their inflated bodies ...

Cody Roberts' plea helps create legal precedent, but Wyoming lawmakers still need to ban vehicular killing of wildlife, writes Wendy Keefover. The post Guilty plea changes Wyoming’s wolf torment case ...

Humans are living out their animal instincts through t. A small online subculture, those who identify as therians claim to have a nonhuman identity — one they ...

Each time another study about human-driven species extinction hits the news in Aotearoa New Zealand, a familiar pattern unfolds in online comment ...

Debates over responsibility for past species loss generate heat but little light. Moving forward requires context, evidence and Indigenous knowledge.