LOS ANGELES -- In order to keep up with the animals and tell their story, the "Animals Up Close With Bertie Gregory" crew had to push themselves to the limits. As a wildlife filmmaker and National ...

National Geographic's annual Pictures of the Year issue features stunning wildlife photos highlighting endangered species and ...

By monitoring the movement, health, and environmental conditions of thousands of animals at once, Project ICARUS hopes to solve scientific mysteries.

Cockroaches that catch a ride on ants. Grasshoppers that climb aboard sheep. Hitchhiking animals are more common than you think. A classic example of phoresy, the remora uses a modified fin that ...

Crawling along the underbrush of the tropical savannas of Brazil, there’s a powerful and mysterious insect known as the velvet ant. Actually a kind of wasp, wingless females of this species ...

For more than 60 million years, penguins of all kinds—including the opportunistic Magellanic penguin—have been driven by an evolutionary urge to reach beyond their boundaries. Today, many are ...

National Geographic program features animal odd couples. Jan. 13, 2011— -- There are some friendships that defy explanation. One of nature's fiercest cats isn't supposed to fall for a ...

From their odd appendages to their unsavory hygiene, certain animals suffer an image problem. But their awkward attributes can be their biggest advantages. In UNDERDOGS, Ryan Reynolds champions the ...

From diving off cliffs to starving for months, emperor penguins are continuing to surprise scientists with their ability to adapt to one of the world’s most extreme environments. LEAP OF FAITHHundreds ...

The National Gallery of Art and the Smithsonian’s Natural History Museum have been next-door neighbors in Washington, DC for nearly 90 years—but until now, they’ve never shared so much as a cup of ...

National Geographic helped the famous conservationist get her start—and followed her chimpanzee research and advocacy for wildlife in a career that forever changed how we understand animal behavior.