Researchers demonstrate that a vast multitude of birds and mammals can be detected by simply swabbing the DNA left behind by animals from leaves. They showcased the power of this approach in an ...

Encounter jungle wildlife, including killer tree-dwelling pythons and delightful monkeys. In Jungle Animals, viewers encounter gorillas and orangutans, killer tree-dwelling pythons, delightful monkeys ...

The Fresno Chaffee Zoo has announced the closure of its Tropical Rainforest Aviary on July 5th due to its outdated status and ...

We are now in the middle of the sixth mass extinction, caused by our emergence as a planet-shaping force. Species are going extinct far faster than the average natural rate of loss. But these ...

YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — Why did the kinkajou cross the road? And what’s a kinkajou, anyway? One of the mammals — which look like a cross between a monkey and a tiny bear — was found far from its normal ...

These follow-up notes are designed to help educators and families extend the conversations, questions and curiosities sparked ...

Every day, new areas of rainforests are converted into plantations, drastically changing tropical biodiversity and the way the ecosystem functions. Yet, the current understanding of the consequences ...

A new study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution examining human populations in Sri Lankan tropical rainforests shows that ...