Male dwarf giraffe, Nigel (right), and a normal-sized adult male giraffe (left) in Namibia. March 2018. (Credit: Emma Wells, Giraffe Conservation Foundation) Two dwarf giraffes have recently been ...

In the Kumano Sea, off the southeast coast of Japan, an evolutionary mystery lay in wait. Researchers collected samples from the muddy sea floor, including hermit crabs, mollusks and discarded shells.

Chastity belts were not first thought out in mediaeval times – members of many animal groups have evolved similar mechanical safeguards to ensure their paternity. Male dwarf spiders, for instance, use ...

NAGS HEAD — A juvenile dwarf sperm whale washed up Friday afternoon on the beach near Jennette’s Pier. The “very young” male was alive when it first washed up, but then died, according to Karen Clark, ...