Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Over two decades ago, a team from the University of Jammu uncovered ...

There are three types of elephants: the African forest elephant, the Asian elephant, and the African savanna (or bush) elephant. Elephants in the African savanna are larger than those in the African ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...

While many people are fascinated by nonhuman animals, most do not have the time, money, or opportunity to travel to remote natural habitats where these animals live freely. Instead, zoos relocate ...

Billions of animals make migratory journeys each year on land, in rivers and oceans, and in the skies, crossing national boundaries and continents, with some travelling thousands of kilometres across ...

It turns out that humans might not be the only species that have individualized identifiers for each other. A new study found that African savanna elephants, an endangered species, have name-like ...

Wild African elephants may address each other using individualized calls that resemble the personal names used by humans, a new study suggests. While dolphins are known to call one another by ...

Animals that migrate face myriad threats to their survival, all of which have a common denominator: human activity. That’s according to a first-of-its-kind report published Monday by the Convention on ...

Our planet is home to some truly fascinating animals, from creatures that look like aliens to massive mammals and tiny insects. Every animal species on Earth has characteristics and a temperament that ...

From honeybees to elephants, here are six animals with female bosses. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Most animal societies are ...