It looks like a squat, cuddly little bear, chirps like a bird and has webbed feet for swimming – meet the very rare and bizarre wild dog that's like no other ...

Nigeria is home to a remarkable diversity of wildlife, ranging from rare rainforest primates to marine giants that pass through its coastal waters.

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Julia B. Linares-Roake explores how people navigate the muddiness of living with dogs from their point of view as we over-control how they play and express their "dogness." ...

Each spring, wildlife rescuers get pummeled with well-meaning people bringing in baby animals who appear lost but are really ...

Zoo Miami announced earlier this week that its five African painted dog pups are now open to the public after spending a few ...

Many animal lovers have pet dogs or cats. Some have snakes, or gerbils, or rabbits. But you'd be hard-pressed to find anyone in Vermont with a pet fox – and for good reason. Keeping a fox as a pet is ...

From pangolin scales to elephant tusks, from African gray parrots to manatees, the illicit trade in wildlife products and ...

No, it is not legal to have a pet fox in Massachusetts, according to MassWildlife. Residents cannot have any mammal not ...

No, it is not legal to have a pet fox in Rhode Island, according to the Department of Environmental Management. Carnivora, an ...

The downside is pressure. Snowy owls are protected migratory birds, and close approaches, drones, or baiting can trigger ...

In the warm, humid savannahs and forests of sub-Saharan Africa dwells a tribe of flower beetles in the genus Golianthus, named after the Biblical giant due to their huge size. Along with these insects ...