Make this plan to see animals at a wildlife safari or a zoo this year. In Central Texas, there is the opportunity to see ...

New research has revealed that birds, reptiles, and mammals have developed complex brain circuits independently, despite sharing a common ancestor. These findings challenge the traditional view of ...

An artistic depiction of the Late Cretaceous modern (crown) bird, Vegavis iaai, pursuit diving for fish in the shallow ocean ...

Scientists found that evolution led bird and mammal brains to evolve separately, using different genetic instructions.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Inside a chilly enclosure, a 7-year-old peregrine falcon named Breland plucked at a frozen rat carcass ...

The sewer systems of Florida are teeming with an “abundance” of alligators, racoons, and a dozen other animals using the ...

Apart from alligators, nearly three dozen other species were also spotted using the stormwater drains as well.

The pallium is the brain region where the neocortex forms in mammals, the part responsible for cognitive and complex ...

New studies show that bird and mammal brains evolved separately, with distinct genetic programs and developmental mechanisms.

The brains of birds and mammals have diverged substantially during the course of evolution. A research team at the Center for Molecular Biology of Heidelberg University has investigated how similar ...

He Yonghua, a young visitor at the Zenki exotic pet experience store, says the sensation of touching snakes is unique. "You realize it is a living creature, not as scary as it first appears. Touching ...

The Archaeopteryx, the fossils of which were first discovered around 1860, belonged to the Late Jurassic period and was once ...