More than 47,000 species face extinction today, a figure that grows daily as habitats shrink and human pressures intensify. Among them, twelve species teeter so precariously on the edge that their ...

The world is home to an astounding 8.7 million species, with a variety of weird new species discovered each year. Whether enjoying one of the best affordable safaris in Africa or simply paying a visit ...

EUREKA, Mo. — Locals call them "ghost wolves." To scientists, they're "Gulf Coast canids." To the world's most endangered wolves, they may be a savior. A population of unique animals near Galveston, ...

Great apes are humans' closest relatives in the animal kingdom. As much as 98.8% of their DNA is shared, but while the number ...

ST. LOUIS — The Saint Louis Zoo is celebrating a rare and important arrival of an addax calf, one of the most endangered animals in the world. The calf, named Meeko, was born on Aug. 17 to mom Makena ...

(Gary Braasch / Corbis) When Polynesians arrived at the uninhabited Hawaiian Islands thousands of years ago, they found an array of colorful tree snails, each less than an inch in length, across the ...

Two critically endangered amphibians have found a new home. SeaWorld San Diego recently acquired two, 10-month-old axolotls, which will be available for public display at the theme park's new Bayside ...