Retired teacher Larry Weber, of Barnum, is the author of “Butterflies of the North Woods" and “Spiders of the North Woods," ...

Bestiaries – medieval books containing descriptions of real-life and imaginary animals, accompanied by moralising tales – ...

Archaeopteryx, long considered the earliest fossil bird, could be knocked off its perch by Baminornis zhenghensis, which ...

Ringtails spend the majority of the day sleeping in their dens and are most active under the cover of darkness when they come ...

It’s not easy to document beavers in the wild, experts say. Could a team of Wisconsin Watch reporters succeed?

Imagine creatures that have survived since the time of dinosaurs. Species like the tuatara, sturgeon, crocodile, hagfish, ...

Indeed, the more people learn about this animal, the weirder it becomes. Of course, the platypus has a bill like a duck, webbed feet like an otter, eyes like a hagfish, and a tail like a beaver. They ...

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Dogs chasing their tails can be a delightful sight, bringing smiles to pet owners’ faces. Yet, this seemingly simple behaviour is often layered with meaning and can be both a source of amusement and a ...

The most Canadian animal? It's not the beaver that marks the nickel, the moose that pervades souvenir shops across the country, the loon that gave the one-dollar coin its nickname, or even the ...

According to Mitchell, the next step is for the province to make a change that prevents local breeders from continuing to dock the tails of dogs. She says Manitoba's Animal Care Act needs ...