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Explore every magical creature from the Harry Potter movies, ranked from the cutest to the deadliest, based on powers and ...

Even the biggest skeptics believe in the magic of animals. These creatures, both the incredibly small and the massively huge, have magnificent abilities that humans only dream of possessing. For ...

Snail holds the overall record, lasting up to 3 years in dormancy. Australian Pygmy Possum is the longest continuous mammal sleeper (367 days). True hibernation involves extreme body temperature and ...

Spanish police on Saturday said they made an arrest after finding 250 dead animals, mostly dogs, in a filthy warehouse that local media dubbed "the breeding ground of horror." The Civil Guard said the ...

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As coordinator of the Wildlife Confiscations Network, Mandy Fischer helps match trafficked animals—from alligators to jaguars to baby monkeys—with sanctuaries and care facilities James M. Gaines These ...

For James Ramsden and his family, life in their picturesque home in Lake Ronkonkoma has literally become a zoo — one in which emus, cows, goats and alpacas are now a fact of daily living. His Smith ...

Ms. Blum is the author of “The Monkey Wars,” a book about ethical issues in animal research. Early in my career as a science journalist, I visited a primate research laboratory that was running an ...

Antelopes, buffalo and rhinos are among the 15 most poached animals of 2025, the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) has revealed. Other animals on the list include elephants, apes and lions, ...

On-screen psychopaths such as Patrick Bateman in 'American Psycho' and Villanelle in 'Killing Eve' are often depicted hurting animals. Now, a study suggests this character flaw is not just the stuff ...