Eva Erickson was the second-place finisher on “Survivor” and the first openly autistic person to compete on the popular ...

Cats are beautiful in so many ways, including their coat colors and patterns, of which there are many. And it isn’t just ...

Bengal cats are one of America’s most popular exotic pets, behind bearded dragons, snakes, and lizards. Bengals are not often ...

This long-term focus on specific prey can have powerful ecological consequences. At Cape Shirreff, Antarctica, in the ...

Skinny the harbor seal just turned 50—twice the typical lifespan of her species. Rescued as a pup in 1975, she now holds the title of oldest known living harbor seal on Earth.

"You have a lot of things to say for a Monday morning," one says to the second, grumpier seal. It growls a grudging thanks before retreating to the safety of the sea. At first glance, the seals look a ...

The lighter ones fetch about 7d. each. Two or three decades ago quantities of muskrat skins were plucked and dyed to imitate fur seal, the resulting article readily deceiving the uninitiated.

In Beijing, a single brown fur seal penis can fetch up to $400 in restaurants like the infamous Guolizhuang—a restaurant notorious for serving up dishes made from the penises and testicles of ...

Scientists are now investigating whether other bear species, like brown bears, have similar properties in their fur. If nothing else, those hybrid polar bear and brown bear babies may adopt some ...

But the skuas were just the beginning. Bennison and his colleagues also tallied Gentoo Penguins, Wandering Albatross and fur seals dead or dying on Bird Island and South Georgia proper.

SEALS AND SEA LIONS are marine mammals known as pinnipeds; there are 33 species worldwide. All are carnivores that hunt at sea – often for fish and squid – and breed on land; mostly in large, noisy ...