animals also live in different types of homes. Below is a free downloadable worksheet kids can enjoy that invites them to learn about a few specific animals’ habitats. Creatures included are ...

Dec. 20, 2024 — New research reveals that right whales can survive for more than 130 years -- almost twice as long as previously ...

This week, Biden signed it into law. December 18, 2024 • This year, the animal kingdom was filled with triumph, loss and new discoveries. Here is a look at NPR's top animal stories of 2024.

Young kids love playing with phones, and it's worth downloading these six educational apps to teach them valuable skills and ...

Dec. 20, 2024 — Despite their reputation as buzzing nuisances, flies serve a critical role as some of the Earth's most prolific pollinators -- and new research suggests they are increasingly at ...

Animal cruelty involves inflicting harm, injuring, or killing an animal. The cruelty can be intentional, such as kicking, burning, stabbing, beating, or shooting; or it can involve neglect, such as ...

"The fact that it is conserved so widely across the animal kingdom suggests that it likely holds an evolutionary function, and research suggests that it functions in a variety of domains," he said ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The capybara – a South American relative of the guinea pig -- is the latest in a long line of “it ...

Terms like “survival instinct” and “survival of the fittest” are prominent in describing animal behavior because they reflect the importance of eluding death. Humans talk about avoiding ...

YOU MUST BE A UVM STUDENT ENROLLED AS AN ANIMAL AND VETERINARY SCIENCES MAJOR OR MINOR TO PARTICIPATE IN GETTING CREDIT FOR AN INTERNSHIP FROM THIS DEPARTMENT. YOU MUST ALSO HAVE AN APPROVED WORKSHEET ...

We all had to make adjustments as the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded – even zoo animals who were suddenly not seeing crowds of visitors pass by every single day. In a study published in 2022, researchers ...