An orphaned rhino calf is making his public debut at California's San Diego Wild Animal Park—with a little help from his "friend."

If you're smart, you'll never come within spitting distance of a cobra. A new study confirms they deliberately, and accurately, aim for the eyes.

You still can't be a monkey's uncle, but how about a monkey's namesake? Later this month you'll be able to bid for the right to name an entire species.

Octopuses often bend their boneless arms to form "joints" like those in human arms, a new study says—information that could drive the next wave of robot arms.

Foxes in a Russian breeding program are as docile as any pet dog. And, like dogs, the domesticated foxes can "read" humans, a new study says.

Frolicking in the snow, four cheetah cubs made their first public appearance Saturday at Washington, D.C.'s National Zoo.

An eastern lowland gorilla surveys the African park where, despite poachers and rebel armies, his kind has managed to avoid extinction.

In their growing battle against giant snakes that have invaded the Florida Everglades, park staff people have recruited a dog nicknamed "Python Pete."

Judged by their unusual snouts, star-nosed moles should be celebrities of the animal kingdom. A new study reveals why.

Today conservationists named nine new areas of mind-boggling species richness that are under assault from human activity.

Four North American right whales—of the fewer than 350 left in the world—have been found dead along the U.S. East Coast.

With shooting out of the question now, park managers in Australia are debating how to control damage caused by herds of wild horses.

Students at South Africa's Southern Cross School spend as much time in the bush or sitting under shade trees as they do sitting in traditional classrooms.

Debate around the use of shark nets to protect swimmers in Australia has reignited after two great white sharks killed a surfer last month.

With nearly 60 percent of its fossil record still missing, the evolutionary history of the bat has been largely unknown. A new study is changing that.