There have been many stories of mothers throughout the animal kingdom risking their lives to protect their young. Some, like ...

Like most apex predators, lions target the sickest and most vulnerable prey animals, a form of natural selection that keeps evolutionary trends pressing forward.

Cave lions, larger than today's African lions, once dominated Ice Age Europe's mammoth steppes. These formidable predators, ...

As for the studies that did evaluate the effectiveness of lethal predator control, seven used shoddier science but were reliable enough to “draw an inference about,” Treves says.

Paleontologists have discovered fossils of a 506 million-year-old tiny three-eyed predator nicknamed the “sea moth,” according to a new study.

Find out how animals in the depths of the ocean camouflage themselves from their predators in their fight for survival.

Environmental journalist Ben Goldfarb says cars are killing animals, while highways cut off them off from their food sources and migration paths. His new book is Crossings.

From crabs to caterpillars, a wide range of animals successfully use camouflage to hamper detection by hungry predators. But some concealment strategies are more effective than others, a new study ...

What Is a Crepuscular Animal? Animals like rabbits, house cats and deer are neither nocturnal nor diurnal. Instead, they're crepuscular.

Tool use is widely reported across a broad range of the animal kingdom, mainly among vertebrates. Now, however, Chinese researchers have identified a remarkable example of tool use in the insect ...

Apex predators are known for being fierce and dangerous, and there are good reasons that they are at the top of the food chain. Some of these fearsome hunters are as stunningly beautiful as they ...