An animal cruelty investigation was launched after law enforcement in a New York town seized more than 80 domestic and exotic animals from a home — and it's not the first time the homeowner has faced ...

Many animal names mislead, stemming from early observations and comparisons rather than scientific accuracy. Creatures like prairie dogs and guinea pi ...

Prairie dogs are chatty creatures. The animals have a variety of calls to alert each other to the presence of predators, each of them distinct based on the nature of the threat. Now, researchers from ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Prairie dogs are the Paul Reveres of the Great Plains: They bark to alert neighbors to the presence of predators, with separate calls for dangers coming by land or by air. “Prairie ...

Prairie dogs and the big picture -- The life of prairie dogs. Interlude: taxonomy and prairie dog taxonomists -- The social behavior of prairie dogs. Interlude: social behavior-trapping prairie dogs - ...

Cops rescued dozens of neglected animals from a rancid upstate New York home, including exotic critters like peacocks, wallabies, tarantulas and even an Australian bearded dragon lizard. Linda Hickey, ...

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — The endangered Mexican Gray wolf remains an ongoing conservation topic in Arizona, and during a tour by the Society of Environmental Journalists April 24, wolf advocates, wildlife ...

Wild black-tailed prairie dogs use alarm calls to warn one another of predators, and some grassland birds are listening in. Photo credit: Andrew Dreelin, Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation ...

Prairie dogs are dying in northern Arizona, and officials are concerned the cause could be the plague. Coconino County Health and Human Services recently received a report of a prairie dog die-off on ...

Prairie Dog and Feline Siblings’ Precious Cuddles Are Melting Hearts Everywhere originally appeared on PetHelpful. Everyone knows that certain things just go really well together. Think peanut butter ...