Although Madagascar is very rich in biodiversity, it remains particularly vulnerable to the damage caused by global warming. This damage has a devastating impact on ecosystems and local communities.

A Cretaceous-era skull found on Vega Island, Antarctica, has been confirmed as a member of the same order as ducks and geese, ...

Fennec Fox is a small desert fox that has large ears which help them dissipate heat. These nocturnal animals are native to ...

Around 10,000 endangered tortoises were swept away by a cyclone in Madagascar. They were the same species of turtle that a Knoxville zoologist rescued in 2018.

A near-perfect fossilized skull discovered in Antarctica reveals the bridge between prehistoric and modern birds, a new study ...

Learn more about Vegavis iaai, an ancient ancestor of modern-day ducks, and one of the earliest modern birds ever discovered.

Antarctica may have been a refuge for early waterfowl ancestors, shielding them from the mass extinction that wiped out the dinosaurs.

With its glaciers and sub-zero temperatures, Antarctica hardly seems like a place of refuge. However, the now icy continent ...

THE long-lost forefather of the beloved duck and goose has been discovered, after outliving the hardy dinosaurs. The feathered creature thrived during the Cretaceous period, and continued to do so ...

The lagoon at St. Regis Longboat Key Resort is home to more than 3,000 Floridian marine animals, which survived recent ...

Between climate change and the effects of humanity on the environment, many species have been harmed. Here are a few of them ...

Texas does not have laws that ban owning a primate. But the law does specify endangered species cannot be kept as pets and ...