Learn what really happens during coyote mating season and why howls, sightings, and territorial behavior spike in late winter ...

Finding a mate is hard in the animal kingdom! As these strangest animal mating rituals show, it sometimes gets even more complicated after you do.

Populations of Michigan's only rattlesnake, the eastern massasauga, are showing the negative effects of inbreeding in ...

Some animal societies are ruled by despots with an iron fist, while others seem naturally egalitarian – and they all have ...

After centuries of sustained effort, zebras remain evidence that domestication depends less on human ambition than on ...

Groundhogs emerge from their burrows around Feb.4. This fits the folklore of Groundhog Day, but predicting the weather is not their objective.

The baby boom is a direct result of breeding recommendations from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA).

The Andean condor has been threatened with extinction for decades. At one time, the condor was considered extinct in ...

Boosting your immune system may not be all about a healthy lifestyle. People who learned to think positively had a better ...

Greene County resident Matt Bredeweg didn’t anticipate becoming a trapper. Bredeweg’s interest started when his friend’s dad, ...

A new study from the University of Exeter shows that artificial light does more than attract moths. Light can cause moths to ...

Do birds grieve? Adirondack observations of crossbills mourning dead mates and ospreys sitting vigil suggest birds exhibit responses to loss.