Taking a walk through the Amazon rainforest? Might want to keep an eye out for what look and sound like cannonballs, crashing down from above at more than 50 miles an hour. If you are unlucky enough ...

NATURE presents the compelling story of a remarkable denizen of the West in Cloud: Wild Stallion of the Rockies. America’s wild horses lead an exhilarating but perilous existence. The climate can be ...

Long before the infamous Central Park incident went viral (where a white woman called the cops on him during a birdwatching outing), Christian Cooper had been obsessed with birds. It was a love ...

Eels can be found all over the globe, in fresh and salt water ecosystems alike. But today, risk of over-fishing and the presence of dams and other obstacles that prevent eels from reaching their ...

The Alps are the highest and most extensive mountain range system that lie in south-central Europe. The mountain range stretches approximately 750 miles (1,200 kilometers) in a crescent shape across ...

The original five members of the Druid Peak pack — #38 and #39, the alpha male and female, and female pups #40, #41, and #42 — were captured near Fort St. John in British Columbia and relocated to ...

For the first time caught on camera, swamp bunnies are captured using their unique “superpower:” swimming. Their large size gives them increased buoyancy and musculature, allowing them to swim easily ...

There are over 250 species of bumblebees. They fall in the genus Bombus and are part of Apidae, one of the bee families. The size of a bumblebee varies depending on the species and can vary even ...

There are currently 33 species of pinnipeds, which are colloquially known as seals. Three main groups make up pinnipeds: the walrus, the eared seals of Otariidae, which includes numerous kinds of fur ...

While nearly 100 known rhinoceros species have existed throughout the eons, there are currently five species of living rhinos. Two rhino species can be found in Africa and three species can be found ...

Peacock (or peafowl): any of three species of birds of the pheasant family Phasianidae. AKA: The male is a peacock, the female is a peahen and the babies are peachicks. All are peafowl. The peacock is ...

There are two species of hippopotamus: the common river hippo (Hippopotamus amphibious) and the much smaller pygmy hippo (Choeropsis liberiensis). The hippo is one of the largest mammals on Earth. On ...