This superstition about black cats and other black animals in general has shaped people’s preferences about animals. It’s left its mark on things such as lower adoption rates for black cats and ...

Albino kangaroos in Australia’s wild stand out against landscapes, challenging survival and captivating wildlife enthusiasts.

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Mar. 31, 2025 — Every night, bats emerge out of roosts in massive numbers, creating what scientists have called a 'cocktail party nightmare' of clashing echolocations. Nobody knew how bats ...

April 1, 2025 • Most iguanas are indigenous to the Americas. So how did the Fijian species end up on the island, nearly 5000 miles away in the South Pacific? According to a new study in the ...

Divers off Makaha on Oahu were treated to a rare sight on March 28 when they saw a potential pygmy albino blackfish whale, ...

One of the world's most enigmatic animals is found in Canada's Great Bear Rainforest. The Kermode bear (Ursus americanus ...

The irrational urge to show off silly photos to anyone who’ll look? I finally understand. Animals Can Help Promote Attachments in Trauma Survivors Research shows that spending time with animals ...

Nitisinone, a drug for genetic disorders, could help control malaria by making human blood toxic to mosquitoes. Anopheles ...

Learn about our charismatic African penguin colony from an Academy biologist. Daily, 10:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. Watch as a diver plunges into one of the world's deepest living coral reef tanks. Daily, ...

Gorillas are large herbivorous (plant eaters) animals that live on the ground in the forests of central Africa. They are the largest apes and animals of the group called primates, which also ...

In 1938, when a fisherman off the coast of Africa inadvertently caught a coelacanth, it was heralded as the biological find of the century. Thought to be the missing link between amphibians and fish, ...