Their findings, published in eLife, highlight that hair loss across mammals, from dolphins to humans, is not a random ...

At just 8 weeks old, Poppy was rescued from an illegal household near a palm oil plantation, heartbroken and crying like a ...

In truth, it is not a paradox. The animals involved all seem perfectly eager participants in heterosexual behaviour, as well, so their reproduction is not compromised. It is, though, a puzzle—for ...

Wildlife encounters have a unique power to reshape how people see the world and their place within it. Observing animals in ...

Animals that researchers call “supersucklers” come back to nurse even after they can hunt, mate and fend for themselves.

Clues from studies of ancient plants and animals have helped archaeologists pin down where the last Neanderthals found refuge ...

Meriter, UW Health and Henry Vilas Zoo have teamed up to vaccinate a 3-year-old orangutan named Menjadi against the flu.

Orangutans learn from their family how to do everything, like build nests, use tools, and behave oneself within the social ...

The Memphis Zoo announced the birth of a baby girl orangutan to mother Jahe earlier in December, with support from the zoo's ...

Christmas came early at the Memphis Zoo with the much-anticipated arrival of an orangutan baby, a girl named Ruhana ...

Scientists have reconstructed the head of an ancient human relative from 1.5 million year-old fossilized bones and teeth. But the face staring back is complicating scientists' understanding of early ...