Seals are mammals, as they possess all the required traits that make an animal a mammal. They are warm-blooded, they are ...

This superstition about black cats and other black animals in general has shaped people’s preferences about animals. It’s left its mark on things such as lower adoption rates for black cats and ...

If there were any contender for a real-life equivalent to the Oliphaunts of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle Earth, it would be ...

The giraffe is the world’s tallest land animal, with the maximum-recorded height of a specimen being 19 feet. Giraffe height ...

World Aquatic Animal Day is observed annually on April 3, and the idea of observing this significant day came in 2010 from the Animal Law Clinic at Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon, with ...

Hundreds of sea lions, seabirds and dolphins have come ashore in what experts are calling an 'unprecedented multiple-toxin event.' ...

How much they weigh: From as little as 60 pounds (27 kilograms) to more than 1,700 pounds (771 kg) ...

Mammals and birds yawn, and just like humans, the bigger their brains the longer they yawn. Humans have yawns lasting around six seconds, while mice yawn for one or two seconds. Birds with large ...

Do animals sleep and, if so, how much? Read here about the fascinating sleeping patterns of animals - including humans.

Leilani and her kittens were found on the side of the road. All her babies have found a forever home, and now it's Mama's turn. A pup in Cobb County who has been through a lot has finally got her ...

Marine mammals and other animals are continue to struggle with blooms of toxic algae on the Southern California coast. Sea ...

A sheep in Yorkshire has tested positive for H5N1 avian influenza on a property that also held captive birds, making it the ...