For more than four decades, scientists believed it was gone forever. No sightings. No evidence. No surviving populations. An ...

Q. I get different answers on the Internet when I ask what is the rarest animal in the world. What’s the correct answer? A. In the strictest sense, the answer to your question could change daily.

Researchers rediscovered the Blue-fronted Lorikeet, a rare parrot that had been missing from scientific view for decades.

We grow up hearing that we should not judge a book by its cover or people by their appearances, and the same rule applies to animals. A strange face does not signal danger or weakness. In many cases, ...

The Amazon Rainforest is one of the most fascinating and mystical places on earth hiding many rare species, including snakes.

DNA from animal droppings reveals where Gilbert's potoroo may survive, helping conservationists save Australia's rarest ...