Swimming off the coast of Mexico in the Gulf of California live the few remaining vaquitas on earth. This endangered cetacean ...

Scientists in Australia have successfully produced the world’s first kangaroo embryo through in vitro fertilization, or IVF, ...

The calf is currently bonding with its mother behind the scenes before it will be moved to a viewable habitat.

Moo Deng, a baby pygmy hippo, became an overnight sensation online. Videos of her were watched by millions. But ...

For decades, conservationists have pushed for changes to U.S. 64, a busy two-lane highway to the popular Outer Banks that ...

A federal appeals court is reinstating rules designed to protect a vanishing whale species from entanglement in fishing gear.

Along the long road from American icon to endangered species and back again, the bald eagle — the national bird of the United ...

Traditionally, crocodiles were poached primarily for their tail, the loss of which, in most cases, would be fatal to the animal. However, what initially started as a desire for their tails quickly ...

Australia is home to a rich variety of rare and unique animals, with nearly 80% of its plants and animals found nowhere else ...

You might know axolotls from video games like “Minecraft” and “Pokemon,” but the aquatic salamanders with unique, adorable ...

It’s going! It’s going!” someone shouts. We hurry up a short flight of steps to an illuminated aquarium tank hidden behind a ...

Four African penguin chicks were born at the Mystic Aquarium in January. The chickens hatched on Jan. 6, 7, 9, and 10. An ...