Predators are built to kill, but some prey animals are just as dangerous when cornered. This video breaks down five formidable species that fight back with deadly weapons like horns, spines, crushing ...

A grouper and a moray eel sound like an unlikely pairing, but they form the ultimate hunting team thanks to referential gestures.

Domestic cats are natural, predatory killers, but owners often don't acknowledge the risks their furry friends pose.

Three experts assess the mindset and morality of lethal control​ and human responsibilities toward nonhuman animals​, and in ...

There are many different names for animal behaviors. One example is stotting. While you may not have heard the word before, ...

One of them, the Royal Bengal tiger, is the national animal of India. All the subspecies share the same spikes on their tongue, an evolutionary trait that has helped them survive over centuries and ...

New research shows that baby dinosaurs played a crucial role in feeding Jurassic predators and keeping ancient ecosystems alive.

Babies and very young sauropods – the long-necked, long-tailed plant-eaters that in adulthood were the largest animals to have ever walked on land – were a key food sustaining predators in the Late ...

Freshwater streams, ponds and lakes across the United States are becoming saltier, and new research from the University of ...

Bison, elk and other animals die in droves in Yellowstone's remote “animal boneyard.” Only a few know how to get there, ...

This bird lies for a living. Here’s what biological researchers have gleaned about its intelligence by observing its clever trickery in the wild.