According to NatureServe, an organization that keeps tabs on North American flora and fauna, more than 7,000 of those species ...
In Panama, jaguars in fragmented territory have clashed with local ranchers and livestock. Now a National Geographic Explorer ...
Living outside their natural Chinese habitat can disturb giant pandas’ internal rhythms, a finding that could lead to better ...
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When George Shiras published his wildlife photographs in National Geographic it transformed the medium with his novel use of flash and the first camera traps—and changed Nat Geo forever.
In a study based on measurements of the bite force of living crocodilians, researchers have concluded that the ancient Sarcosuchus imperator "SuperCroc" had jaws of steel that no prey not even small ...
The other is that snakes don’t gather in general, since people tend to only come across one snake at a time. “So there was ...
COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA — A layer of frost clings to the grass on the morning Tony DeNicola sets out to check his trap. It’s ...
What are some animals that give birth to huge numbers of offspring at once?” (Watch a female sea urchin produce millions of eggs.) The mola, or ocean sunfish, looks like an animal cracker someone bit ...
From their odd appendages to their unsavory hygiene, certain animals suffer an image problem. But their awkward attributes can be their biggest advantages. Found across every continent except ...
The color change, driven by hormones, seems aimed at preventing males from accidentally mating with each other.
The return of the iconic predators to the Golden State has been a quiet success story—but this month, state officials ...