The world was struck with grief once again when the beloved gorilla, Koko, passed away at the age of 46. Koko's ability to use sign ...

Koko, the gorilla who mastered sign language and became a pop-culture phenomenon, will be laid to rest Saturday in a ceremony at an animal...

When a celebrity passes away, fans around the world take to social media to share their condolences and their favorite songs, movies, or e...

At the Zurich Zoo in Switzerland resides an 80-year-old tortoise named Nigrita who had 9 little hatchlings over 8 months ago. Some would s...

The 2016 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year contest is underway. National Geographic invites photographers from around ...

A father and son fishing at a New Jersey lake may be lucky their bodies still have all their pieces after catching a fish called 'the ...

100-year-old woman in Miami said she woke up to find an animal on her chest, according to a veterinarian caring for the unusual creature....

There is a new viral craze that has hit the internet and apparently there are some people who think this is adorable. It’s nothing more t...

Having photographed for National Geographic for the last 20 years, you learn never to promise someone that they will “make it” into the ma...

When it comes to short-term memory, animals have very short ones indeed. A new meta-analysis examined more than 90 memory experiments carr...

YouTube/National Geographic Applying psychology to the topic of animal cuteness might seem like using a hammer on an egg. Can't we agr...

Scientists believe that the mimic frog, which is dividing into two increasingly distinct populations in Peru, may be on its way to speci...

A petition was created on Change.org asking that “Dog Whisperer” Cesar Millan be taken off the air – and it has fueled a heated debate fro...