For the briefest moment earlier this year, the Eurasian lynx — extinct in the U.K. for thousands of years — returned to the ...

At home on the rocky shorelines of the Scandinavian coasts, the Norwegian Lundehund is a canine to behold with a vibrant ...

Genetic modification is the only credible path to restoring the blight-wracked American chestnut. Bruce Beehler is a ...

The Dutch animal genebank is one of the most elaborate genebanks in Europe. However, analysis of the status of the core ...

Why wait in line for a far-off glimpse of pandas when you can snuggle with cows, stretch with goats or sip tea with kittens?

This breed nearly went extinct during World War II ... Unlike larger working dog breeds, this small yet agile dog was originally bred to nip at cattle hooves while avoiding kicks—a skill that made it ...

Originally bred for guarding livestock, these dogs were used to protect cattle from predators and intruders ... considered to have medicinal properties. Over time, the breed almost became extinct but ...

Cattle egrets forage close to livestock such as cows and sheep and grab the insects and worms disturbed by their hooves, or ride their backs to pick at bugs. The latest sighting comes just weeks after ...

Sunda Pangolins are considered nearly extinct, making it one of the most endangered animals ... This species lives in northern China and southern Mongolia. Residential housing, cattle breeding, and ...

(The now-extinct turnspit dog was once a mainstay of ... who began to codify existing breeds and to invent new ones. Rather than creating skilled working dogs, they aimed to engineer “the ...

Humans have been breeding dogs for ages. After all, our four-legged best friends are faithful companions, and they've helped ...

In the absence of a living specimen, scientists say, an ambling, flying, swimming, or slithering automaton is the next best thing for studying the behavior of extinct organisms. Learning more ...