Once dubbed the "world's ugliest animal," the blobfish – scientific name Psychrolutes marcidus – has been named New Zealand's ...

The blobfish is specially adapted to life in the deep ocean, but it looks like a shapeless blob when brought to the surface.

The five species are nutria, northern snakehead, green iguana, invasive carp, and wild boar, also known as feral hogs or wild ...

Scientists have long thought intelligence tends to develop through social interactions with an animals’ own species.

Photographer David Jara Boguná filmed a humpback anglerfish (Melanocetus johnsonii, a species of black seadevil) swimming ...

So, what’s the deal with animals swapping sexes? Why do they do it and what can we learn from it? Let’s take a closer look at ...

Dr Chris McKnight has been researching how seals can hold their breath as part of his work at the University of St Andrews.

An endangered gray wolf was found illegally killed in Oregon, wildlife officials said.

When we moved to a small town several years ago, I was delighted to find that families of ducks and geese lived on the local ...

Prince Edward Island wildlife groups are increasingly turning to technology to monitor what's happening in woods and streams ...

An animal rescuer in Australia came to the assistance of a hungry magpie that went searching for food and ended up trapped ...

Baleen whales filter feed on tiny plankton, while toothed whales gulp down fish without chewing. Use their long tongues to ...