With colors that blend into the bright coral of the reef, it’s just waiting for the opportunity to use its sharp teeth to catch prey. The animal is a lizardfish, part of the fish family Synodontidae, ...

The Earth is full of remarkable species, and the wood frog (Lithobates sylvaticus) is certainly one of them. This small ...

Hippos are some of the earth’s largest land animals. Their name derives from Greek when they were called “river horses,” although “river cows” might have been a better description. These ferocious ...

Hedgehogs are one of the odd-looking mammals out there, with their pointed noses and spiky spines covering their body. Hedgehogs come in a variety of sizes, and some species are so tiny they can fit ...

Why do male hippos fight? It's all about territory and mating rights. And they don't care who is around as they battle.

A university student on a fossil-hunting field trip in Dorset made a stunning discovery: a 145-million-year-old jawbone belonging to a previously unknown mammal species with razor-like teeth. With the ...

The classic thriller might discourage you from getting in the water, so check out these sensational shark images from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest instead ...

A Jackson-area woman found a cat-sized dead animal floating in the South Fork of the Shoshone River on Saturday. She doesn’t ...

Best Wishes to All’ Stream it on Shudder. Vampires usually lust after blood. But in Yuta Shimotsu’s delightfully warped debut ...

Christiaan Labuschagne, owner of the Hakuna Matata Stud, says South Africa’s Boer goats are in high demand because stud ...

They're big, they're scaly, and sometimes randomly show up in your neighbourhood park. But despite their intimidating size ...

A dead bat found outside of a home in Louisville has tested positive for rabies. Louisville Metro Department of Public Health ...