The sultry interiors of the Caribbean islands are a veritable haven for tropical wildlife. From giant butterflies in Jamaica ...

The color came from the blue dye of rodent poison, he correctly suspected, specifically from anticoagulant rodenticide bait ...

Understanding bees’ capabilities is, for Muth, a part of a fully-lived experience. “One of the joys of being human is being ...

Find out why the world’s largest otter has become endangered. Learn how their webbed feet, fur, and ears are perfectly ...

African elephants range throughout the savannas of sub-Saharan Africa and the rainforests of Central and West Africa. The ...

From a pink dolphin slinking through the Amazon's waters to the sight of monarch butterflies filling the skies of Mexico, this year's best photos will take you on a journey across the planet.

They enthralled sailors. They inspired Darwin. Then, by the mid 19th-century, the iconic Floreana tortoise was gone. Here’s ...

The huge fish are dwindling in the wild, but thriving in private homes. Scientists see an opportunity for their recovery.

Find out why the black-footed ferret teeters on the brink of extinction. Burrow deeper into this mask-bandit's “business.” ...

(The National Geographic Society funds Explorer Joel Sartore’s Photo Ark project, which aims to document every species living in the world’s zoos, aquariums, and wildlife sanctuaries.) ...

Hermit crabs have a curled tail with a hook that enables their bodies to fit inside these borrowed shells. Sometimes when a ...

Bertie Gregory’s filmmaking offers a front-row ticket to wildlife in action The wildlife filmmaker brings his audience along for every insightful and amusing moment of his storytelling ...