These slow-moving, eucalyptus-eating marsupials native to Australia are beloved for their sweet demeanors and distinctly non-human adorableness. However, koalas do share one feature in common with ...

You wouldn’t think the word poop could be used poetically. But when Bonnie Formentini, a retired Sunnyside schools teacher, was gathering facts for her newly published children’s book, she found a way ...

The natural world is wildly diverse, filled with thousands of animal species, each flaunting its own bizarre quirks. And, as a playful twist on that famous Animal Farm quote goes: all animals are ...

The White House has housed some of the most powerful leaders in world history, but it’s also been home to an astonishing ...

They might not be everyone’s favourite animals, but rats are far more fascinating than most people think. These small rodents ...

There are over 300 hand-carved animals in the Tree of Life. Some of the animals are odes to friends and family members of the team who originally worked at building Disney's Animal Kingdom. The Yeti ...

Barn owls, in particular, are on another level. Known for their pale heart-shaped face and shrill calls, these fascinating ...

Google launched a new search feature today, serving up fun facts atop search results for animals, plants, fruits and vegetable queries that include the words “fun facts.” From the Google Search Blog: ...

Beth Py-Lieberman - Author, The Object at Hand: Intriguing and Inspiring Stories from the Smithsonian Collections The National Zoo's female panda Mei Xiang (above in 2019) is exhibiting signs of a ...

Birds do it, bees do it — and the Denver Zoo takes note of when and how, as explained in this week’s cover story, “Beauty of the Beasts.” Back in 1997, the zoo sent out a racy release touting a ...

Whales are a group of mammals that live in oceans. They include some of the largest animals on Earth. The blue whale is the biggest animal that has ever existed. Whales can be found in every ocean, ...

And, as a playful twist on that famous Animal Farm quote goes: all animals are weird, but some are way weirder than others.In this list, we’re spotlighting 27 of the strangest behaviors out there.