We are often so keen to encounter this animal that ambition overrides the accuracy of our observations, writes Mark Cocker.

Let’s face it, some animals have cooler names than others. For example, how could the blobfish ever hope to compete with the ...

Hailing from the marshes and rice paddies of Southeast Asia, betta fish are primarily known for two things: their gorgeous, ...

Over a million species of animals and plants are now hanging by a thread, more than ever before in human history, says the ...

Imagine standing on the warm sand, the Atlantic Ocean lapping at your toes, listening as the seagulls call to each other, and ...

Conservancy of Southwest Florida and directors of the new Great Canoe Races of Naples want to make the race and associated ...

A new atlas catalogs nearly 11,000 bird names, revealing their origins, meanings, and the surprising stories behind how birds ...

There are thousands of species of birds, and many of their names are well-known to us—blue jay, robin, and mallard, to name just a few. But we have little understanding of the holistic nature of ...

She’s something of an early bird, says SCCF sea turtle biologist Jack Brzoza: “Even though green turtle nesting season is said to typically begin in June, Dellora is usually a little early and ...

The least tern is a small-but-mighty shorebird that nests along the Gulf Coast in Alabama. It's featured as part of the Beautiful Birds of Alabama, a series highlighting some of the unique birds in ...

The name is most famous for a significant air and sea battle fought six decades ago by a handful of U.S. ships and aircraft against a ... Birds fairly close to the trees have gravitated into broad ...