As human-caused sound gets louder around the world, some animals change their behavior and many creatures suffer health ...

When the researchers observed the behaviour of African savanna elephants, they found the animals using intentional gestures.

There is something, however, that distinctly separates us humans from the vast majority of mammals: we live long past our ...

A study reveals that African elephants communicate using intentional gestures to ask for food, similar to ape communication.

Blue animals have forever fascinated humans, being among the most unforgettable species in the natural world. This rarity ...

Orangutans can’t look away from dominant males with cheek pads, suggesting visual bias and sexual selection shape primate ...

Ruth is a 43-year-old African savanna elephant, one of three living at the Milwaukee County Zoo, who needed help to get up ...

Zipf’s law of abbreviation explains how commonly spoken words tend to be shorter. The idea is so intuitive, birds appear to ...

Human Case of Flesh-Eating Screwworms Detected in U.S.

Ruth, a 43-year-old "geriatric" elephant at the Milwaukee County Zoo, is doing well after the animal fell earlier in the week ...

A century ago, India’s tigers were on the brink of extinction. Slowly, their numbers have rebounded. But that ecological ...