In a study based on measurements of the bite force of living crocodilians, researchers have concluded that the ancient Sarcosuchus imperator "SuperCroc" had jaws of steel that no prey not even small ...

When George Shiras published his wildlife photographs in National Geographic it transformed the medium with his novel use of ...

In the deep seas found at the Earth’s poles, explorers are still finding elusive and mysterious sea creatures. On an expedition in the Southern Ocean, researchers captured stunning video of the ...

Feral hogs with "slushie-blue" innards turned up in Monterey earlier this year—and not for the first time. A young wild boar stands at Joseph D. Grant County Park in Santa Clara County, California.

Much of the three-part “Planet Weird,” which goes out of its way to find the nutty in nature, is simultaneously fascinating and disgusting—the much sought-after synthesis of wildlife programming: ...

In a state with such iconic megafauna as the Florida panther and the American alligator, the shy, reclusive Florida black bear is often overlooked. Until there’s trouble. In less than two weeks, the ...

National Geographic helped the famous conservationist get her start—and followed her chimpanzee research and advocacy for wildlife in a career that forever changed how we understand animal behavior.

Indian photographer Prasenjeet Yadav's image of a black tiger from Odisha's Similipal National Park has featured on the cover of National Geographic magazine's upcoming October 2025 edition.

Decades ago, India’s tigers were on the brink of extinction. Slowly, their numbers have rebounded. But that ecological success has prompted a dire problem—and a race to save many of them from genetic ...

Although sharks aren’t the mindless man-eaters they are sometimes made out to be, experts know that staying safe involves skill, knowledge, and practice. Host Bertie Gregory filming a ragged tooth ...