Blank Park Zoo says addax, once widespread across the Sahara Desert, have been driven to the brink of extinction by years of illegal poaching and habitat loss.

Humans have driven sharks and their cousins to the brink of extinction. The health of the entire ocean is at stake.

At the turn of the 20th century, the great zoological gardens of Paris, London and New York City would have been hardly recognizable by today’s standards. Animals large and small—those that had ...

Many cats can live well into their teens or even twenties, but certain breeds are genetically predisposed to shorter ...

TV star Donna Air’s daughter Freya Aspinall looks just like her mum as she cuddles a huge lion in Africa. The 21-year-old ...

When we think about animals, we tend to think of furry four-legged mammals. But 95% of all animal species are ...

When we think about animals, we tend to think of furry four-legged mammals. But 95% of all animal species are invertebrates – ...

Even the grizzly bear mother can become separated from one of her cubs. But she will do everything in her power to bring her ...

He was an odd character: German by birth, a bigamist and a dandy who escaped debt ... that made life worth living to go to a place where they didn’t allow animals. “No caribou?” he would say in ...

Ryan Reynolds is lending his signature voice and wit to National Geographic’s Underdogs. The docuseries shines a light on the ...