The turtles danced with the most enthusiasm in the tank when they knew they would get food. This was "strong evidence" that ...

Loggerhead turtles can identify specific magnetic signatures, according to a new study, hinting at how the aquatic reptiles manage to return to the same foraging and nesting sites over and over again ...

By studying elephant seals' hunting patterns, scientists have discovered a new way to monitor deep-sea fish populations. These seals are acting as "smart sensors," revealing critical data about an ...

Shelter Dog Helps Orphaned Wolf Pup 'Grow Into the Wolf She Is Meant to Be' in Kansas Zoo's 'Unique' Pairing ...

Between climate change and the effects of humanity on the environment, many species have been harmed. Here are a few of them ...

Ten sea turtles rescued from hypothermic conditions on Cape Cod last year were rehabilitated and returned to ocean waters in Florida Tuesday afternoon, New England Aquarium officials said in a ...

While some land animals (giraffes) might be taller, and some marine life (blue whales) might be heavier, one animal stands alone as the biggest land animal on earth, and that is the African elephant.

Officers with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission rescued dozens of sea turtles as recent freezing temperatures compromised the health and well-being of the reptiles. A historic winter storm ...

An animal rights group argued Missy, Kimba, Lucky, LouLou and Jambo were effectively imprisoned at the zoo, and had filed to have them moved to an elephant sanctuary. It tried to bring a habeas ...

Five elephants at a Colorado zoo may be "majestic" but, since they're not human, they do not have the legal right to pursue their release, Colorado's highest court said Tuesday. The ruling from ...

The ruling from the Colorado Supreme Court follows a similar court defeat in New York in 2022 for an elephant named Happy at the Bronx Zoo in a case brought by an animal rights group. Rulings in favor ...