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.

Images of him being bullied by his enclosure-mates, retreating to safety and clinging to a plushie look-alike for comfort won hearts around the world. But finally, Punch the monkey is fitting in.

From tool-using chimpanzees to puzzle-solving capuchins, the primate world is packed with surprising brainpower. But how do the planet’s cleverest monkeys and apes really compare with human intelligen ...

The platypus is one of nature’s strangest mammals. This egg-laying animal sweats milk, hunts by sensing electrical signals, carries venomous spurs, and even glows under ultraviolet light. Discover the ...

For the first time, Colossal BioSciences unveiled its Dallas labs where it is spending millions of dollars researching how to ...

Bright sun and bold shadows reach across the rocky terrain of the Fort Worth Zoo’s gorilla habitat as the troop begins their day. The harsh lighting chisels their deep-set, expressive eyes and ...

By manipulating animals to do wonderful things, we may become numb to their real wonder.

In Heartopia, there are wild animals found around the island who you can befriend, as long as you feed them. Each animal has its own trough to be filled with its favorite food, but finding the troughs ...

She's more than 23 feet long, and verified by Guinness World Records. Snake rescuer Budi Purwanto runs a shelter for rescued pythons. He saved the record-breaking snake Ibu Baron, a name which means ...

Angus Nurse has received research funding from animal welfare organisations including the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) the RSPCA and Humane World for Animals (formerly called Humane ...

Disney's Animal Kingdom is replacing Dinoland U.S.A. with a new land called "Tropical Americas." The new 11-acre area will feature attractions based on "Encanto" and "Indiana Jones." Hundreds of cast ...

A fire at ZooWorld in Panama City Beach resulted in the death of six animals early Thursday. The animals that died were small, possibly rodents, and two others were taken for veterinary care. Fire ...