Your neighborhood squirrel and chipmunk friends are in prime prep mode. While humans bundle up and brace for the cold, these woodland creatures are chowing down and plumping up for a winterlong nap.

The Spanish word for woodpecker is “pajaro carpintaro,” an appropriate name for these unique birds who are highly adapted carpenters.

An optical illusion is a fascinating visual trick that deceives the brain into seeing something different from reality. These illusions occur when the information our eyes send to the brain is ...

They build extensive burrow networks and don’t seem to mind when other woodland creatures use them as flameproof bunkers. By Darren Incorvaia It was a tale that seemed too good to be true, and in fact ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV) - Beautiful images of fantastical woodland creatures deep in the forests of Oregon are captivating a lot of people, and a local family is behind the magic. Rob Brooks, with help ...

Like most artists, Jess Polanshek has been drawing since early in her life — “since I could pick up a crayon,” she says. But not all child artists develop an intense devotion to a particular subject ...

“STUDY any animal, even the most common, carefully, and you will find out something that has hitherto escaped notice.” Repeatedly did this sentence spring to mind as we read the pages of this ...