North America is home to a vast array of wildlife, from the huge North American Bison to the glowing ... run twice as fast at 40 mph (64 kmh). Both animals are found in the same desert areas ...

These charismatic, rabbit-size rodents live on North America's ... posts near exits, so animals can safely keep tabs on the movements of predators outside. Prairie dogs spend a lot of time ...

The American cave lion ... But other, more plucky animals managed to hold on a bit longer. The great auk (Pinguinus impennis) was a bird that dominated the North Atlantic during the ice age ...

The playful North American river otter is equally at home in the water and on land. It makes its home in a burrow near the water's edge, and can thrive in river, lake, swamp, or estuary ecosystems.

After Europeans settled North America and began aggressively moving westward across the country, life on the American prairie was upended. The fertile land of the Great Plains was converted into ...

Colorado State University researchers have identified priority areas for the conservation of the black-tailed prairie dog in ... Grasslands Roadmap and The North American Grasslands Conservation ...

North American species like the Colorado ... where farmers use fewer pesticides. Many other American plants and animals, from Virginia silkweed to Louisiana crawfish, are wreaking havoc abroad.

Paula Wethington is a digital producer at CBS Detroit. She previously held digital content roles at NEWSnet, Gannett/USA Today network and The Monroe News in Michigan. She is a graduate of the ...