The Earth is home to some amazing animals, and many of them are well-known. Everybody knows how quick cheetahs are, how big elephants can grow, and how adorable chipmunks can be. But there are some ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Scientists estimate there are over 8 million animal species ...

Off the western shores of Central and South America, there is a Lovecraftian, lava-licked realm thousands of feet beneath the ocean. There, on the seafloor, volcanically powered exhaust ports known as ...

The Las Vegas Strip is an entirely inappropriate environment for animals of any species. Trying to spin these cruel displays as anything other than money-grabbing exploitation is absurd. Animals have ...

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Across the United Kingdom, animals are displaying strange behaviors as another heat wave rolls in. Birds have been fluttering their throats and squirrels are "splooting" on the ground, but ...

Earth is full of bizarre creatures, with more being discovered each year. As documented in the scientific journal Species ...