In the animal kingdom, the size of certain body parts can often seem exaggerated, even super-sized. These adaptations are not ...

When danger strikes, humans usually have two choices — run or fight. But in the wild, some animals have figured out a third, much stranger option: drop part of their own body to survive. It’s ...

The animal kingdom is full of extraordinary feats, but perhaps no phenomenon is more captivating than the ability of some creatures to regrow lost body parts. Regeneration is a marvel of nature ...

For me, the most fascinating part is the fact that such a group of animals managed to adapt to different habitats, which ...

In a recent study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Scholtz’s team ran experiments amputating various body parts of 23 specimens of sea spiders. Much to the scientists’ ...

In nature, survival often depends on adaptability, and some animals have taken this to a fascinating level by developing the ability to regenerate, or regrow, parts of their bodies after injury.

In the churn of natural selection, some mammals ended up with appendages that look like they should be found on a reptile, bird, or insect.

Hunting trophies, where trophy hunters bring home body parts of their hunt, make up the largest number of permits at 4,280, followed by permits for live lions at 2,426 and skins at 1,158.

Insect shipments are distributed to the Zoo’s animal areas almost immediately after arrival to prevent the insects from breaking out of their boxes and into the food stores, said Clements.