In a bamboo forest of southwestern China, a spotted creature perched on a plant. Its “large,” multicolored eyes scanned the surrounding landscape, but it wasn’t the only one looking. Passing ...

As night fell across a remote region of northern Australia, a “velvet” creature emerged from a pile of rocks. Its hard-to-reach habitat and camouflaged coloring helped it go largely unnoticed — until ...

One well-known ancient legend speaks of Nian, a hideous monster that feasted on human flesh on New Year’s Day. Because the ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A resident of the central Oregon city of Bend says he was the person behind some of the googly eyes that appeared on sculptures around the city in recent months and sparked ...