The new nature docuseries "Born to Be Wild" follows six rare baby animals and captures what their lives turn out to be like.

A viral video of a man’s painful porcupine encounter becomes a lesson in wildlife behavior and safety. Learn how porcupine quills work, why handling wild animals is dangerous, and what this accidental ...

What's the value of one animal? When a wild animal is found badly injured, the most humane option is often euthanasia to ...

Every animal with a brain needs sleep—and even a few without a brain do, too. Humans sleep, birds sleep, whales sleep and ...

If I were ask you to list some Colorado wildlife, I suspect I could predict that list: moose, elk, deer and pronghorn; coyote ...

Animals that navigate extreme conditions and environments have evolved to sleep in extreme ways — for example, stealing seconds at a time during around-the-clock parenting, getting winks on the wing ...

The Center for Wildlife is expanding its Nature Center hours for the week of Dec. 29 through Jan. 4. Here's what's planned.

How long do reindeer live? In the wild, reindeer typically live up to 15 years of age. However, domesticated reindeer that ...

Discover how penguins, frigatebirds, and seals adapt to sleep in extreme conditions, balancing survival and rest.

Motion-activated trail cameras are revealing hidden wildlife behavior, from snow-covered grizzly bears in the Yukon to rare and elusive species worldwide. Learn how these silent observers capture ...

Smokey Bear. Ham the Space Chimp. Hsing-Hsing and Ling-Ling. Not many animals reach celebrity status, but it’s a bit of a tradition here at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo. In January, we rolled out ...

You’ve heard of birds flying south to escape the winter, but do you know how chipmunks spend the colder months? Eastern chipmunks dig their burrows near decaying logs or stone piles, carving out a ...