Discover how chinstrap penguins manage to take over 10,000 naps per day—each lasting just 4 seconds—while still being excellent parents. This remarkable sleep strategy is unlike anything else in nature.
After 87 years without a sighting, the De Winton's golden mole has been rediscovered in South Africa. This completely blind, sand-swimming creature wasn't extinct - it was just very good at hiding.
Fat Bear Week voting has begun! 806 Spring Cub defeated competitor 428, while first-time mother 901 triumphed over veteran mom 402. Find out which bears are competing next and how you can join the fun.
Meet Percy, a bearded dragon who fell head over heels for a gray and pink sock. On laundry day, he watches the dryer anxiously until his beloved companion returns, clean and warm.
While visiting New Zealand, Tokyo-based Brendan Smale discovered an abandoned newborn lamb on a hillside. That chance encounter led him to leave his corporate career and create a sanctuary that has now saved a dozen lambs.
After losing his toes, Nubz the rescue chicken couldn't walk - until his owner tried tiny boots. Now with 30+ pairs of stylish footwear, this special bird is overcoming challenges one fashionable step at a time.
From baseball games to comforting nervous flyers, Alex the Great isn't your average rabbit. This 32-pound Flemish Giant has his own self-driving car and might be the busiest bunny in San Francisco.
Many feared elderly Otis the bear wouldn't survive another hibernation. Now the 4-time Fat Bear Week champion has returned to his 'office' at Brooks Falls, ready to fatten up for another Alaska winter.
A South African winery employs 1,600 ducks as natural pest controllers. These feathered workers march to the fields daily, helping create sustainable wine while delighting visitors with their waddle to work.
When orphaned puppies needed a foster parent, an unexpected hero stepped up. Cheesecake the capybara nurtured countless litters of puppies, preparing them for adoption while teaching the world about the power of cross-species compassion.