Mongabay’s most successful videos are about weird animals. But not every video from the environmental newsroom can be about ...

The Arctic whales are the only known animals with straight tusks, and ones that consistently twist to the left. New research ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Platypuses are monotremes, one of the oldest branches of mammals, and they reproduce by laying eggs instead of giving birth to ...

It's not only humans that do some sketchy, questionable stuff. Animals in the wild have their own peculiarities, too, and these weird animal behaviors usually don't go unnoticed. And by weird, we ...

5 Weird Animal Habits usually sounds like a fun list, but the truth is that animals genuinely carry some of the strangest behaviours on Earth. When you look closely, you find creatures that fake death ...

People in Arizona keep spotting 'chupacabras.' Photos, sightings and what we actually know.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The natural world is filled with remarkable creatures, but some animals stand apart because of their unusual traits, rare ...

Axolotls are adorable, but did you know they can actually regrow parts of their brain? And why does a tiny toad give birth in a manner that David Cronenberg would find inspirational? Evolution, of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Most people picture blood as red: bright and oxygen-rich ...

India is home to a disparate and enthralling biodiversity. Beyond the known wildlife of carnivores and myriad other species, India is home to peculiar wilderness that is lesser-known but endemic to ...