This story appears in the April 2014 issue of National Geographic magazine ... in their beds and basements and bathrooms, wild animals kept as pets live side by side with their human owners.

In the vast urban sprawl of Arizona, the habitat of the tiny western burrowing owl is being destroyed—prompting ...

Kate Rodriguez-Clark is an animal matchmaking guru. Among her responsibilities as a population ecologist for the Smithsonian, ...

The rescue of a tiger and a wild boar took place at the Pench National Park in Madhya Pradesh. However, the most interesting part of the video is that both the animals calmly cooperated with the ...

Red wolves once ranged far and wide across the U.S., helping them earn the nickname “America's wolf.” But there are now ...

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On Thursday, the Aquarium of the Pacific released its first Marine Species Report Card, detailing the population trends of 30 ...

A new visual mapping tool, the National Census Atlas, has been developed to give planners, policymakers and local authorities a detailed view of economic and social trends emerging across the country.

According to the National Park Service, these shrews are about 4 inches long and weigh about an ounce. They're insectivores in the same family of animals as moles, and they aren't rodents like ...

Discover the remarkable bird fossil from Antarctica that is rewriting the story of bird evolution. Learn how this 69-million-year-old bird challenges previous theories.

In this documentary, the artist depicts what a more just and beautiful world might look like. By Alissa Wilkinson Ke Huy Quan and Ariana DeBose play reunited former associates from a criminal ...

The Markhor is Pakistan's national animal. But what makes this majestic creature so special and why is it an important symbol of Pakistani culture? Tap to read.