Imagine encountering a creature from the past—a bird standing 5 feet tall with long, slender legs, a duck-like head, and a massive shoe-shaped beak. Why watch this video? Meet the Shoebill Stork, a ...

At the same time, wild animals are facing unprecedented threats to their survival. Habitat loss, climate change, the illegal wildlife trade, overfishing, and pollution have caused the catastrophic ...

Chinchillas, docile South American rodents with big, round ears and soft, thick fur, are about as sensitive to sounds as humans. That’s one reason why medical researchers use them to study ...

Slightly smaller than a house cat, but larger than pet mice, chinchillas may be one of the cutest and most charming rodents ...