Here are 15 of the largest animals in North America, where you'll find them, and anything else you need to know about them. Not all of them are land animals, either.

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As the climate crisis worsens, so does pressure on wildlife. The number of birds in North America has declined by 3 billion in the last 50 years. Brooke Bateman, director of climate science at the ...

If Pd-2 reaches North America, Dr. Puechmaille warns, it could cause trouble as well. Bat species hit hard by Pd-1 might get pushed to extinction, and species that managed to resist Pd-1 could ...

In her informative book Raccoons in Folklore, History and Today’s Backyards, Virginia Holmgren recounts several legends and the many different names Native Americans had for this animal.

New clues reveal the origins of "Little Cat Man," North America's last primate before humans. This one-foot-tall, five-pound creature should’ve never been here.

Animals Endangered bird hatched in Houston Zoo, first for species in North America. There are only about 3,000 Malagasy sacred ibis birds in the world, according to the Houston Zoo.

Butterfly tree of life traced back to North America 100 million years ago. (Image credit: Kawahara et al) After evolving, butterflies spread to what is now South America.