Animals

Animals

Living in the desert

Animals adapt in unusual ways to survive in some of the hottest, driest places on Earth.

Animals

Crocodile hearts

A crocodile's special heart may help it digest large, bony meals.

Animals

Mating slows down prairie dogs

Mating season turns distracted male prairie dogs into easy pickings for predators.

Animals

A seabird’s endless summer

Food plays an important part in the migration of seabirds and songbirds.

Animals

How to silence a cricket

A killer fly stalks noise-making crickets in Hawaii.

Animals

Sea Giants and Island Pygmies

Food supply may help decide an animal's natural size on an island or in the ocean.

Animals

Roach love songs

Some male cockroaches whistle at females to get their attention.

Animals

Saving Africa’s Wild Dogs

Learning more about African painted dogs may help keep these wild animals from dying out.

Animals

Ants on Stilts

Some ants appear to estimate distances by keeping track of the number of steps they take.

Animals

Feeding School for Meerkats

Meerkats teach their young how to catch and kill prey such as scorpions and spiders.

Animals

Fishy Cleaners

Coral reef fish eavesdrop on their cleaners to see who does a better job.

Animals

Spotting the World’s Leggiest Animal

Researchers have rediscovered and studied a millipede with as many as 750 legs.