Wild critters!

The Amazon river dolphin, or boto, is an integral feature of the rainforest’s biodiversity and culture, and is central to several Indigenous tales.

As northern Cameroon heats up, elephants are migrating in search of food and water and increasingly finding themselves in face-to-face to humans.

Voting is over and a new chunky champion has been crowned in the annual Fat Bear Week contest.

A new electric-blue tarantula species, Chilobrachys natanicharum, has been described by scientists in Thailand, making it the first-known tarantula species in Thai mangroves.

When two orcas arrived in False Bay, Cape Town, great white shark sightings dropped dramatically. Eight years later, the sharks still haven’t returned.

On remote islands off the Maine coast, a unique bird held its own this year in the face of climate change.

In April 1986, a catastrophic explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant released significant radiation, contaminating wildlife in multiple countries. While radiation levels in most animals have decreased over time, one exception is the wild boar, which continues to exhibit elevated radiation levels.

Four new packs of wolves have established themselves in California in the past five months, bringing the grand total to eight new wolf packs since 2015 — and counting.

A forest rodeo, a hidden stargazer and a mason bee at work are just a few of the awe-inspiring images featured in the 59th wildlife photographer of the year competition.

A new short film explores South Africa's underwater vastness to reveal sanctuaries where sharks and rays find refuge.

Return of takahē – large, flightless bird – to alpine slopes of the South Island marks a conservation victory in New Zealand

The Canadian town of Churchill has already had more than four times as many polar bear visitors this year compared with the same time last year, and many more could soon be on the way.

An alien-looking, see-through squid with demonic red eyes has been filmed in the deep waters off the coast of Alaska.

The snake’s actual name is Tachymenoides harrisonfordi, and it is a species new to science.

Forest elephants’ browsing habits play a vital role in shaping their habitat, allowing large, carbon-dense tree species to thrive.

Almost 200 bird species found to build nests with human litter, including cigarette butts, plastic bags and fishing nets

A scientific expedition in June found two new deep-sea octopus nurseries on two different low-temperature hydrothermal vent sites off the west coast of Costa Rica

Teddy practiced his balance before stretching his body in a downward-dog pose during a yoga session last week. Afterward, he rewarded himself with a tasty treat.

Beaver spotted at end of last year – the first to appear in the wild in Wales for centuries – makes surprise daytime appearance

An aggressive color-changing lizard, a poisonous snake named after a goddess in Chinese mythology and an orchid that looks like a muppet among hundreds of unique species of plants and animals newly discovered in the lower Mekong region in the past two years, a new report released on Monday said....

Our world’s oceans are stunning, so what better way to capture their wide array of colors, personalities and awe-inspiring vastness than through the art of photography?

Exclusive: Ecologists say there are early signs that the Capercaillie population is recovering in remote forests