Animals

Arabian sand boas live in deserts on the Arabian Peninsula, where they lie buried in the sand with only their derpy eyes peeking out as they wait for prey.

Do these tundra-inhabiting rodents actually jump to their deaths as depicted in a 1958 wildlife documentary?

Dolphins in Koombana Bay, Western Australia, have learned how to raid crab pots being used for bait and remove the hooks, footage has revealed.

Scientists have discovered a never-before-seen hydrothermal vent teeming with life off the Galápagos Islands by following a long trail of squat lobsters.

Fossilized bird tracks discovered in Australia show these ancient creatures lived in the southern polar regions on the supercontinent of Gondwana.

Obesity is wreaking havoc on cats' digestive systems, causing "significant changes" in their gut microbial compositions and giving them highly acidic poop.

MBARI researchers came across a rarely seen dreamer anglerfish off California's coast. Video footage of the alien-looking fish only shows its silhouette because its skin is so dark it absorbs almost all of the light that hits it.

True crabs evolved to migrate between marine and land environments multiple times throughout their 250 million-year-old history, new study finds.

In this interview, elephant expert Ross MacPhee explains how the giant animals' tusks record every week of their lives and why their noses are so remarkable.

A new show on "The Secret World of Elephants" at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City dishes on the evolution and remarkable lives of these huge (and sometimes dwarf) pachyderms.