The okapi tongue is incredible - it extends a foot beyond its snout. Read on to find out how it uses it to reach leaves high on trees.

In a darkened forest of central Colombia, a 2-foot-long mammal climbed a tree and paused to rest its “completely spiny” body. Its elusive lifestyle and cryptic appearance largely helped it go ...

A Long Island woman was cuffed after police ... 11 alive but mistreated sugar gliders and nine cats. The animals were living in six feet of garbage alongside crack cocaine, MDMA and “dozens ...

This is only the second time the species has been recorded while alive. “I thought it was A.I.,” says fish biologist Kory Evans.

The Long Island University veterinary ... facilities and constructing a 33,000 square-foot Veterinary Medicine Learning Center including an Animal Simulation Suite where students can perform ...

Over the weekend, a 38-foot-long female gray whale washed ashore at ... chief executive of the Ocean Animal Response and Research Alliance, who is leading a necropsy of the whale to determine ...

And there's a huge learning curve on how to care for animals that are really unusual pets," said Mormino ... she successfully defended a lawsuit against her (she's an attorney) and prevailed in a long ...

is an animal that elicits both respect and fear. Referred to as the world's longest venomous snake, it may grow as long as 18 foot. Originally from the thick jungles of Southeast Asia, the ...

Among the most impressive physical attributes wild animals bring to bear in their ... With tusks that can grow 2 feet long, a mouth that opens 180 degrees, and a bite that can crush a whole ...

When you think of the fastest animals on land, you probably remember that cheetahs reign supreme. But what is the fastest ...