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Cute features in babies and animals are more than just amusing—they trigger powerful evolutionary responses that help our species’ survival. Moo Deng, the baby pygmy hippo that has become ...

Identified as an Arctic fox, the animal is believed to have been kept ... a 51.8-pound Pesto is already looming over his parents Sarah Kuta The baby pygmy hippopotamus in a Thailand zoo has ...

October 18, 2024 • In the humid rainforests of northern and eastern Madagascar reside seven newly described frog species. They often hang out near fast, flowing rivers. These treefrogs' high ...

In Baby Animal Rescue, conservationist Giles Clark travels to South Africa to work with two dedicated teams rescuing and caring for wildlife orphans. At Umoya Khulula Wildlife Centre ...

Oct. 4, 2024 — Researchers discover that geckos use a mechanism usually associated with balance to sense vibrations, leading to new insights about how animals hear ...

Oct. 17, 2024 — Environmental DNA, also known as eDNA, is genetic material shed from animals and plants that scientists can use to tell what kinds of organisms are living in an environment.

An Essex County woman and her husband have filed a lawsuit against American Dream mall and its business partners, claiming she and her baby were struck by a plush motorized animal ride last summer.

A Washington Post article last week tried to explain the young calf’s popularity, citing scientific evidence for how the cuteness of animals “hijacks our brains,” similar to the way a baby ...

Around 10 million animals die from animal abuse, neglect or cruelty every year in the U.S. Cruelty and abuse to animals is correlated to domestic violence and other abuse toward humans.

Kruger found that people are attracted to baby animals that share features with human babies. These features include round faces, enlarged eyes, large foreheads and small chins. Sound familiar?

The baby zebra's name honors his mother, another zebra on the farm named Barbara Johnson. "He likes people more than he does other animals," Brooks said. BJ and his other petting zoo friends ...