Wildlife

Keeping the gossipy big animals healthy and happy means spa days and spritzes of cologne.

From a hilarious dive into animal lawbreakers to a harrowing true crime tale in the Shenandoah Valley.

Two geographically separate populations of cute cephalopods once mated a very long time ago.

Once on the brink of extinction, the massive birds now number in the hundreds.

Building connections between tradition and science.

Scientists don bike helmets and dodge bird poop to care for a colony of endangered common terns.

Understanding how the giant mammals weigh risk and reward could help prevent clashes with people.

The Juan Deriba killifish, found in a tiny area of Bolivia, jumps out of water to evade threats.

Thousands of miles from its native range, the raptor illustrates how attitudes toward nature vary.

Once dismissed as "ugly," this sucker-mouthed fish plays an important role in its native ecosystem.

At Orlando Wetlands Park, water goes for a ride—through a natural filtration process—and attracts birds, gators, and more.

Revealing the unseen world under Monterey Bay.

Spend a day hanging out with domesticated Russian foxes at a California conservation center.

A Indigenous scientist blends local and Western perspectives about the culturally significant animal to safeguard its future.

Orange, yellow, and purple petals blanket the southwestern United States.