Ancient climate cooling reshaped carnivoran bodies, with fossils revealing how habitats drove species diversity worldwide.

Plus, an owner finally sneaks a photo of his 6-year-old Labrador and Australian shepherd mix, who is camera-shy.

ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — An Asheville woman said she’s thankful all three of her dogs are alive after they confronted a black bear in her backyard on Monday, June 9. Sybriea Lundy, who lives ...

Visiting a zoo can be a great way to learn more about native and exotic animal species, all while supporting animal conservation. Trustworthy zoos are rooted in animal well-being and conservation, but ...

Two employees at a Washington, D.C., zoo were reportedly attacked by a mammal commonly known as a bearcat last week and had ...

A pet dog had a scary encounter with an intruding black bear who entered its home in California. Security camera footage shared by resident Zoe Cadman shows the bear walking into what is presumably ...

Binturong Lola in her habitat at the Claws & Paws Pathway at Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute. (Courtesy Smithsonian/Skip Brown) A 12-year-old binturong named Lola bit two ...

STACY, Minn. — The sedatives worked quickly on the 300-pound black bear named Ethel. She circled in the morning sun and then dizzily sat down, huffing at her handlers as she laid her head near the ...

“I couldn’t believe I got that close to a bear. We had literally locked eyes,” the woman recalled of her terrifying showdown with the bear Erin Clack is a Staff Editor for PEOPLE. She has been writing ...