Acts of bravery and selflessness are some of the most commendable things a person can do. And although these qualities can be hard to come by these days, this story will restore your faith in the goodness of people. Yes, a trio of villagers in Brazil saved a defenseless puppy from certain death, as gripping …

Nocturnal animals rely on the Milky Way to navigate, research has found. A new report from Sweden’s Lund University concludes that many animals that are active at night depend on individual stars or light from our galaxy to be mobile after the sun goes down. Specifically, migrating birds, dung beetles, moths, frogs and seals, among …

DNA analysis is giving clues to how the vampire bat can survive on blood alone. The bat can drink up to half its weight in blood a day unlike other relatives, which dine on fruit, nectar or insects. Blood is low in nutrients and can harbour deadly viruses. Vampire bats have key differences in genes …

Animals have always been superior to human beings when it comes to basic senses like hearing, sight, and smell. That is why we have spent centuries trying to learn from their abilities and put them to good use.For example, we have yet to understand how so many wild creatures can predict earthquakes in advance by …

Jimbo, the 1,400-pound Kodiak bear, wasn’t feeling quite up to snuff. Don’t try this at home. Jim Kowalczik and his 1,400-pound Kodiak bear Jimbo go way back so he thought nothing of giving the creature a bear hug when the big guy was feeling under the weather. Jimbo, 24, was born in a California animal …