WHEN a Chatsworth woman's 21-year-old African Grey parrot died in August last year, an elderly couple "blessed" her with a similar breed bird two weeks later. He was named Percy and was 26 years ago.

Often dismissed as pests, rats have long been misunderstood. But the African giant pouched rat (Cricetomys ansorgei), the world’s longest, is challenging that perception. With its intelligence and ...

Researchers at Utrecht University studied the motives that play a role in selecting extinct animals for ‘de-extinction’.

I just found two worms on the floor by Savoy’s food bowl,” the woman on the phone said, clearly upset. We’re used to that. I ...

Guinea Pigs are small rodents found in mountainous regions. They dig burrows in the soil and communicate by whistling. Their ...

Mickey Mouse is arguably the most iconic male animal cartoon character ever ... in the Hundred Acre Wood are timeless stories ...

A female bat of a very rare species species once declared extinct has been discovered in Sussex. A greater mouse-eared bat was uncovered on January 18, hibernating within the South Downs National Park ...

Aside from the Wii U, there's been a new mainline Animal Crossing game on every Nintendo console since the GameCube's release in 2001. It stands to reason, then, that the newly announced Nintendo ...

What is the biggest animal in the world? It is worth noting that the largest living animals in the world today aren’t land animals, because on land they must struggle against the forces of gravity to ...

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Scientists in China have successfully created and raised a mouse with two biological fathers, marking a breakthrough in genetic research that could enhance understanding of reproductive biology and ...