The endangered kakapo, only found in New Zealand, is the only flightless parrot in the world. Native to the island of Hispaniola, the Hispaniolan solenodon is a burrowing animal that looks like a ...

From helping them find mates to bettering their ability to camouflage, marks on animals and birds serve various purposes.

Fascinating animals where males give birth to the offspring In the wild world of animal reproduction, nature has come up with some truly unexpected roles for its creatures.

But some animals have evolved impressive adaptations for coping with temperatures that plummet below freezing. In some of the coldest places on Earth, very little can survive. Anything that does live ...

Freshwater mussels are some of the planet's most fascinating and underappreciated animals. With their beautifully colorful shells, diversity of shapes and interesting adornments — including ridges, ...

This is a rarity in primate research, and illustrates just how much remains to be known about these fascinating animals. Like all lemurs, mouse lemurs inhabit the island of Madagascar off the east ...

Watch these fascinating animals take their first steps when Life Story premieres Sunday Jan. 11 at 8 p.m. on CBC.

Giraffes, particularly males, are known for "necking," a form of homosexual behaviour where they rub their necks against each other's bodies, heads, and necks ...

Madagascar hissing cockroaches are one of many fascinating animal species to hail from the island of Madagascar. These cockroaches are shiny brown and oval-shaped, with no wings and a single pair ...