Which animal has the longest tail? While lots of animals have long tails ... The conservation status of this shark is Vulnerable, and it’s hunted for its meat and skin. The long-eared jerboa ...

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Feb. 26, 2025 — A comprehensive encyclopedia of the known functions of all protein-coding human genes has just been completed and released. Researchers used large-scale evolutionary modeling to ...

Thriving in arid landscapes demands exceptional adaptations, as deserts present extreme heat and water scarcity. Ten ...

The project generated a massive dataset of animal images examining species' diel phenotype plasticity, an ...

We are pretty sure that while locals might share their corner of the globe with some of the weird animals on this list, most ...

From the weird to the wonderful, here's our roundup of animals you've never heard of before (and certainly won't forget in a ...

Studying them, like Kamilla is doing, can teach scientists about the inner workings of these animals — about their behavior and how they're adapted to living underwater. So, she has to race ...

Narrated by a horse, "Black Beauty" encouraged readers see the world from an animal's point of view. "The story of 'Black Beauty' is about coming home, and feeling free and safe, and so ...

We don't know exactly when the first animals on Earth appeared, but it's thought to be around 700 million years ago. Around 541 million years ago, at the start of the Cambrian period, hundreds of ...

Forest logging and deforestation have pushed these cats deeper into hiding, and they are seldom seen or photographed in the wild. A Long-eared Jerboa is seen eating an egg. Image by ChinaImages via ...