A new study by marine biologists reports that seals can essentially act as 'smart sensors' for monitoring fish populations in the ocean's eerily dim 'twilight zone.' ...

About half a million years ago, several sloths, armadillos, and horses fell into a sinkhole in Florida’s Big Bend region. […] ...

The clownfish-anemone living arrangement is one of the most widely recognized examples of symbiosis. Researchers have made a breakthrough in understanding how anemonefish can live safely among sea ...

Some paleontologists think that fossils recovered from Antarctica are evidence of birds similar to modern geese and ducks ...

The saltwater crocodile, the largest living reptile, strikes with immense bite force, capable of taking down large land ...

Why do sea otters hold hands? As you’ll see in this video, it is actually a rather clever sea otter survival strategy!

Marine biologists at the University of California Santa Cruz have tagged thousands of northern elephant seals with smart ...

The ocean depths remain one of the final frontiers on our planet, harboring unknown secrets and mysteries beneath their dark waters. These unexplored marine realms are home to creatures that seem ...

Many ocean species are already moving out of their historical ranges or declining in population as waters warm above animals’ threshold for adaptation. Both Donald Trump’s record and his promises for ...

Researchers studying crustaceans in Vietnam have identified a new "supergiant" sea bug species that bears a surprising resemblance to a classic movie villain. Deep-sea sea bugs, or the Bathynomus ...

The motion filed in federal bankruptcy court late last week would transfer all of the company’s assets, including hundreds of exotic animals, to Z&A Management LLC and Jeff Cox, who already owns ...

Researchers assert that fishing nets trawling the ocean floor near turtle nesting areas pose the greatest threat to endangered turtle species. Eliana Riley is a writer at A-Z Animals where her primary ...