Birds have, for centuries, been captured from the wild to be kept in cages – valued for their looks, songs and ability to imitate sounds. Data compiled by the Convention on International Trade in ...

“Magic mushrooms” are consumed recreationally and for medicinal purposes around the world. These fungi gained their fame as “magic” because they produce chemical compounds (called psilocybin and ...

João Almeida was used to finding dead lions in his work as a wildlife veterinarian in Mozambique. Some had been strangled by ...

Animals, water fun, and a full day of adventure make this one of the most fun-filled day trips you can take in Ohio.

Blending jazz, folk and indigenous instrumentation, Zawadi crafts a sound that reconnects audiences to heritage while ...

A species of small fish has been observed by the thousands climbing a vertical waterfall 15 meters (50 feet) tall in the ...

Cambodia has honoured Magawa, a mine-detecting rat, with a statue in Siem Reap for his life-saving work in detecting dozens ...

Hedgehogs, elephants, pangolins, bears or fennec foxes: many wild species are sold as pets, hunting trophies, for traditional ...

The internet is a bottomless pit information — whatever random thought pops into your head, there’s probably a fascinating ...

Her name is Arlene Brown, and this former resident of Old Lycoming Township, Williamsport and South Williamsport, returned to ...

Doug Allan, who has died while trekking in Nepal aged 74, was the cameraman described by Sir David Attenborough as “the ...

100. Oscar the Grouch from Sesame Steet was originally orange instead of green. In the show's first season, Oscar was orange ...