The word "dangerous" tends to flatten a lot of complexity when it gets attached to an animal. A bird earns the label, the ...

The sloth bear is found across India, thriving in dry forests, grasslands, and rocky hills, where it spends nights searching for food and shelter. Despite its name, the sloth bear is not slow like ...

MANHATTAN (KSNT) – A new arrival at the Sunset Zoo is drawing attention and could play a big role in protecting a declining species. Kartick, an eight-year-old sloth bear, arrived at Manhattan’s ...

A newly discovered group of tarantulas is so bizarre that scientists had to invent a whole new genus—Satyrex—to describe them ...

When the scientists paired two male octopuses in the same setup, the males interacted by touching arms, but they never ...

Duck mating behavior reveals an intense conflict between males and females driven by competing reproductive strategies. Male ducks often pursue forced mating, leading to aggressive encounters that can ...

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A two-toed baby sloth born at the Elmwood Park Zoo in Norristown, Pennsylvania, finally has a name as its gender is revealed.

Before Lincoln Park Zoo's Kapuki had her rhino calf, matchmakers had to find a father. The male, brought in from Ohio, called ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.- The Little Rock Zoo has announced an important update for its chimpanzee troop, as two well-known members, ...

The cockapoo, a mix between the cocker spaniel and poodle, had the most behavioral problems of all analyzed crossbreeds compared to its purebred progenitor breeds. East Springs1 via Wikimedia Commons ...

Previously held in captivity and subjected to performance-based exploitation, the bear, estimated to be 10-12 years old, has been relocated to the Agra Bear Rescue Facility (ABRF), where she is ...