A new study by Harvard biologists reveals how octopuses feel their way to potential mates with a "taste by touch" sensory ...

A porcupine when threatened turns its rear to the predator, erects its quills and begins swinging its tail like a club.

A snake which previously gave birth to 14 snakelets despite not having a mate has birthed more babies for a second time.

Here, ‘weirdness’ abounds. The platypus, for example, seemingly has the beak of a duck, the body of an otter, and the tail of a beaver. It lays leathery eggs like a reptile, yet feeds milk to its ...

Being able to reproduce both sexually and asexually gives the dragons an evolutionary edge, Garcia says. If no mate is handy, a female can bear sons parthenogenetically—and when they’re older, they ...

An array of entertainment options will be offered in central Ohio, including theater, music, dance, a rave, and a book release. MadLab's "Theatre Roulette" festival will present short plays from ...

It began as a routine stroll along the windswept shores of Somerset, but for 11-year-old Ruby Reynolds and her father, a flash of bone among the stones at Blue Anchor was about to rewrite natural ...

This video focuses on the feeding of a large monitor lizard kept in captivity. Monitor lizards are powerful reptiles with strong jaws and sharp teeth adapted for consuming whole prey. Observing ...

Birdwatchers have a rare chance to witness thousands of the towering birds gather in wetlands and fields of the Platte River Valley.

Watch where you step, snake season is slithering in. Here's everything to know about how to avoid rattlesnakes and when they are most active.

The aquarium team spends the day giving special care to several mammals and reptiles Animals receive cleaning grooming and routine health checks Each species requires different methods depending on ...