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There are dozens of local nonprofit organizations and institutions who have come up with ideas that will make gifts feel ...

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In the animal kingdom, pregnancy rarely follows the rules, with many species being pregnant for a year or more.

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A camera trap in northern Central African Republic captured the first nursing lioness in six years, signaling a hopeful sign ...

Wyoming rancher Doug Samuelson expected to hear lions while camped out in Mozambique but was crushed to hear poaching had ...

American zoologist Laurie Marker has been collecting and storing specimens in a cheetah sperm bank in Namibia for 35 years, ...

From giant pandas and red pandas to cloud leopards and Tibetan macaques, here are 20 endemic animals in China and where to ...

Eight African penguins hatched at the Maryland Zoo during the recent breeding season, adding to the population of the ...

DNA pulled from the dung of African forest elephants has given experts a more accurate -- and higher -- population estimate for the elusive animal, but the species remains critically ...

From rainforest canopies to sunlit savannas, these wildlife photographs take us around the world to witness the remarkable ...