Zoology

Forensic science comes to wildlife law enforcement.

Surprising things happen when you give zoo animals control over the soundscape.

The world’s largest rodent is a jaguar's favorite snack.

Meerkats are famous for their teamwork, but it’s enforced by a matriarch with an iron fist.

The author on writing her new book "Curious Species: How Animals Made Natural History."

Some of our favorite stories about those marvelous marine mammals.

Meet the sea creatures with real powers to go unseen.

Watch how hundreds of thousands of bats choreograph jam-packed nightly migrations with surprising grace.

These female frogs fake death and pretend to be the opposite sex to head off unwanted male attention.

Their inner compass could be guided by quantum forces.

Can we save the frozen continent’s unique fauna?

Bats, rats, fish, bivalves, and butterflies are just as important for ecosystems as apex predators.