This painted penguin pot is in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. It was made about 1,600 years ago and was collected in Peru in the late 19th century. The multicolored ceramic vessel is ...

While the San Diego Zoo and Safari Park are best known for rare and endangered animals such as giant pandas, koalas and ...

While hiking a quiet trail near Estes Park, Colorado, 34-year-old nature enthusiast Katie Wilmer froze when a dark, shadowy figure darted across the path. “At first I thought it was a small bear cub,” ...

On June 16, a female wallaby named Mac escaped Grace and Glory Animals, an animal education zoo in Oswego, New York. Therein ...

A foal from a critically endangered species of horse appears to be thriving after being born earlier in June at the San Diego ...

This year, photographers from around the world submitted thousands of photos, many featuring rare and exotic animals. Check back on June 28, when all the contest winners will be announced.

Wildlife photographer Randy Robbins has captured a video of one of the rarest mammals on Earth at Lassen Volcanic National Park.

The Sierra Nevada red fox is an endangered species living solely in the Golden state and with less than 100 individuals ...