Humans have evolved an exceptionally high metabolic rate, unlike any other known animal. Unlike primates that conserve energy ...

A 30-million-year-old skull from Fayum, Egypt, is thought to come from the apex predator of the times, which would have been ...

Feb. 7, 2025 — 'We feel sorry because we cry,' wrote philosopher and psychologist William James, 'angry because we strike, afraid because we tremble,' suggesting that emotional bodily responses ...

That makes the owl monkey the first primate species, and the fifth pair-living mammal, that's both socially ... It's not clear which characteristic leads to the other, though.

Fia the baby White-faced saki monkey, with mother Kaituma. London Zoo is experiencing a baby boom, with several endangered ...

The Santa Elena Cloud Forest Reserve is part of the larger Monteverde Cloud Forest Biological Preserve, which is renowned for its ecological significance. What sets a cloud forest apart from other ...

While urinating as a means to communicate or increase social bonding is not uncommon among animals, it is unusual for aquatic ...

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 ...

Feb. 17, 2025 — Reintroducing wolves to the Scottish Highlands could lead to an expansion of native woodland which could take in and store one million tons of CO2 annually, according to a new ...

Owning exotic and rare animals as pets is a status symbol in India. This has led to a supply-chain spread across many ...