This article is about the small species of Rodent. For various guinea pig species, see Cavia. For other uses, see Guinea pig (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Guinea hog or Pig.

We know how many okapi live in zoos. In the wild? It’s complicated ...

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Hundreds of leaders, experts, partners, and supporters of the International Union for Conservation of Nature gathered on the sidelines of the Sixteenth Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention ...

Have you ever wondered how to describe the sounds animals make in English? From the gentle purring of a contented cat to the ...

Over 6,000 animals, fungi and plants at risk of extinction are threatened by climate change and severe weather on The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™, across every region of the world. The Red ...

Nov. 4, 2024 — A research team has discovered two remarkable species of bacteria in the tissue of two deep-sea corals from the Gulf of Mexico. These previously unknown symbionts of the corals ...

Over 100 fish are on the federal list of threatened and endangered species, but on Sept. 4, the first American sportfish regained enough numbers to be delisted. According to High Country News, the ...

In Alabama, certain exotic animals are legal to keep as pets. These animals include any bird, amphibian, or mammal species ...

If you think all frogs croak, you'd be wrong. Seven newly discovered species from the tree frog genus Boophis, found across the rainforests of Madagascar, emit special bird-like whistling sounds ...

Antonia, a cloned black-footed ferret at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, has produced two healthy offspring that will help build genetic diversity in their ...