There are more than 500 species of sharks living today. Although they all share the same basic features, sharks are actually some of the most diverse animals in the world. While some are fast-swimming ...

They work alongside community leaders like Mama Shilpa, who spoke with BBC World Service reporter Ade Mardiyati. Shilpa tells ...

Conflict between groups of animals competing for territory and resources is widespread, and contests between animals can be dangerous. Getting ambushed, especially by a larger or more powerful group, ...

Names are considered a human universal. No matter the language or culture, every human population has a naming system that ...

After Baltimore animal control officers seized upwards of 300 birds from a pet shop in the last week, some of those birds are now looking for a forever home. As of Wednesday, all of the birds were ...

If you want to know what a group of sheep is called then the simple and mostly known answer is a flock. People often wonder if a herd of sheep is called something else too. But farmers usually reserve ...

Language is full of surprises, but few corners of the English lexicon are as delightfully bizarre as the collective nouns used to describe groups of animals. Forget “a group of crows” or “some sharks” ...

Usually star players and teams highlight the FIFA World Cup, but sometimes the spotlight can fall elsewhere. In major international soccer tournaments, sometimes it's more enticing to see who ...

Housing officials were told to exclude emotional support animals and tighten the definition of a service animal when granting accommodations for disabled tenants. By Chris Cameron and Debra Kamin The ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — The mental well-being of three elephants in a zoo in South Africa is the subject of an unusual court case, with animal welfare groups saying they are depressed and should be ...