Researchers analyzed fossils and DNA to get a big-picture view of sloth evolution and determine what drove their immense size ...

“Hannah was born on Nov. 22, 1973, and is recognized in the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) Regional Studbook as ...

Although tigers and cheetahs may be the most powerful and fastest cats around, this diminutive cousin has them beat when it ...

Polar bears are not only the largest bears, they are the largest land predators in the world. So, when it comes to size, how ...

Human-Tiger Interactions and Their Influence on Size The Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) is the biggest cat in the world. Image via Depositphotos Human activities, including deforestation and ...

The Malayan tiger, scientifically known as Panthera tigris jacksoni ... symbol of Malaysia and key conservation priority for World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), has seen a dramatic decline in ...

Tiger (Panthera Tigris): Panthera tigris, the continental tiger ... accounting for more than 70 per cent of the world’s wild tigers. August 10 is World Lion Day — an annual event started by Big Cat ...

While we often think of these magnificent predators hunting prey similar to their size, the reality is far more impressive ... As the largest living cat species, the tiger (Panthera tigris) hunts with ...

Everywhere they live, tiger populations are threatened. Tigers (Panthera tigris) are the biggest of the world’s cats. They are fierce, solitary animals that hunt across many miles, at speeds of ...

Countries around the world range greatly in size. In fact, when you add up the area in square miles of the top five smallest countries in the world, that number is less than 50. Vatican City is ...

The different types of tigers come from various parts of the world, the majority living in south and southeast ... The scientific name used for Tigers is Panthera tigris. Tigers are the largest cats ...

Poaching and habitat loss in Java, an island the size of Mississippi and home to ... in Indonesia (the third is the Bali tiger, Panthera tigris balica, also officially declared extinct in 2008).