Conservation biologist Brian Gratwicke searches with his team for frogs in Altos de Campana National Park in Panama. Nate ...

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As cane toad containment efforts intensify, with the toxic species soon set to spread further into previously unaffected areas, a conservation group says it has recorded real success in stripping them ...

Creatures consuming species that contain deadly toxins have evolved a suite of clever strategies to stay alive.

The coucal kills snakes by battering them against the ground or a branch.

Dusk starts to settle across the landscape. The dirt trail, lit by the last licks of sunlight, winds through the trees. The ...

Some people called him Snakeman, but Cecil Schwalbe was so much more than that. He also really liked lizards. The career scientist and teacher kept a room full of reptiles at his Tucson home, some of ...

Award-winning photographer Greg Murray has captured countless unforgettable faces over the years — and not just the canine ...

Learn how leaf piles, dead stems, and natural shelters support overwintering insects and animals in your backyard.

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