Jan 28 (Reuters) - Scientists have unearthed in southern China fossils of a multitude of marine creatures dating to more than a half billion years ago, showing a deep-water ecosystem thriving in the ...

Venomous animals are unique species that produce and utilize specialized toxins by injecting prey or predators using bites, ...

We project a great deal onto animals. They are elevated into ideals of love and fidelity (dogs, horses), and often they are reduced to objects and tools (cattle, pigs, horses again). Much of ...

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As temperatures dip across Northeast Florida, zoo leaders at the St. Augustine Alligator Farm are making changes behind the ...

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus recently kicked off a new nationwide tour following a six-year hiatus. But for the first time in the show’s century-and-a-half history, there will be no ...

A few years ago, activists walked into a factory farm in Utah and walked out with two piglets. State prosecutors argued that this was a crime. That they were correct was obvious: The pigs were the ...

Nature enthusiasts work with researchers to figure out how creatures respond to the celestial phenomenon Carlyn Kranking - Associate Web Editor, Science Wide-ranging anecdotal reports and studies ...

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The zoo will be closed through Jan. 25 because of the expected weather but may be able to reopen to the public by midweek.

Alabama law imposes relatively few state-level restrictions on traditional household pets and low-risk animals. Dogs, cats, ...