Animal

The extinct flightless pigeon has captured imaginations for over 400 years. Experts and artists are now revealing how much we have distorted what the dodo was really like.

From burnt paws to heatstroke, dogs and other pets can suffer in the heat. Here's how veterinarians recommend keeping them cool.

Inspired by a mountain lion isolated from potential mates, the world's largest wildlife bridge is being built in Los Angeles to allow animals to roam freely.

In Vienna, Europe's second-largest cemetery has embraced biodiversity – without disturbing the dead.

Human testicles are much smaller, in proportion, to some of our primate cousins. Evolution can tell us why. But the size of other body parts is a little bit more of a mystery.

Some cats are quiet, while others meow loudly for attention. What makes the difference may be buried deep in their genes.

Long before T. rex, the Earth was dominated by super-carnivores stranger and more terrifying than anything dreamed up by Hollywood.

Fifty years since the release of Jaws, these photographers are showing a different, less frightening view of great white sharks.