The Hagfish or the “slime eel” is probably one of the oddest sea creatures that you will ever encounter due to the fact that they are the only living organism with a skull but without a vertebral column....

From the Associated Press Noaki Schwartz LOS ANGELES – Gazing past the rolling whitecaps in the middle of San Diego's whale-watching season, boat captain Bill Reese was dismayed by what he wasn't...

From the Associated Press by Tracie Cone FRESNO, Calif. – For the first time in more than a century, a California condor chick successfully hatched inside a federal park that once was a domain of...

RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Animal rights activists yelled "puppy killer" and obscenities at a retired Los Angeles County assistant fire chief Friday after he was sentenced to 90 days in jail for beating a dog...

Grey wolves are the largest species of the Canidae family and survivors of the Ice Age era originating during Late Pleistocene 300,000 years ago. They are considered apex predators, meaning that they do...

From the Associated Press SEATTLE – Seattle's Woodland Park Zoo has euthanized its oldest animal — a 47-year-old hippo named Gertie — because of normal, age-related physical decline. The 5,000-pound...

From the Associated Press WASHINGTON – Mexico is losing its certification to export wild-harvest shrimp to the United States because its trawls lack required protections for endangered sea turtles,...

From the Associated Press by Randolph Schmid WASHINGTON – A new species of dinosaur has emerged from the rocks of southern Utah. Buried by a collapsing sand dune, perhaps 185 million years ago,...

From the Associated Press DOHA, Qatar – The Internet has emerged as one of the greatest threats to rare species, fueling the illegal wildlife trade and making it easier to buy everything from live...

From the Associated Press by Michael Casey DOHA, Qatar – Opposition grew Wednesday against a proposal to ban the export of Atlantic bluefin tuna, with several Arab countries joining Japan in arguing...

From the Associated Press DOHA, Qatar - The Atlantic bluefin tuna and other marine life in the world's overfished oceans will be the focus of a two week United Nations conference that opened Saturday...

Alligators have been known to exist for 200 million years, since the ages of reptiles. There are currently two well known types: American Alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) and Chinese Alligators...

Spider monkeys are found in the tropical forests of Central and South America ranging from southern Mexico, to Colombia, to Brazil. They are known for their long limbs and extremely flexible tails, which...

From the Associated Press by Tanalee Smith ADELAIDE, Australia – Anti-whaling activists on Friday cut short what they called their "most successful" Antarctic campaign against Japanese whalers, citing...

From the Associated Press by Tanalee Smith ADELAIDE, Australia – Anti-whaling activists on Friday cut short what they called their "most successful" Antarctic campaign against Japanese whalers, citing...