Gloger's Rule, first proposed in 1833, suggests animals in warm and humid environments often develop darker pigmentation. Darker feathers and fur contain melanin, which can strengthen structures and ...

Researchers demonstrate that a vast multitude of birds and mammals can be detected by simply swabbing the DNA left behind by animals from leaves. They showcased the power of this approach in an ...

This video shows two southern cassowaries standing deep inside a tropical rainforest in Queensland, Australia. Their bright blue necks, dark feathers, and large helmet-like casques make them look ...

It's not always cozy and warm in the Amazon rainforest: Cold waves can cause temperatures to drop drastically. Würzburg researchers have investigated how animals react to this. Anyone conducting ...

The Amazon Rainforest is home to some of the most exotic and beautiful animal life on the planet. Recently, scientists have discovered another rainforest resident deep within Brazil’s palm-dense Juruá ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. In late May, Mongabay accompanied a group of conservationists and scientists to Taï National Park — a large rainforest in Côte d’Ivoire famous for ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - No lions, tigers and bears. More like snakes, tarantulas and a sloth are taking over a new exhibit at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University in Philadelphia. The ...

Photographer Joan Monfort captured a 2007 charity event featuring Lionel Messi holding baby Lamine Yamal. This remarkable image was part of a charity calendar organized for children's causes. Yamal's ...

Although rainforests cover only a small percentage of Earth's total surface area, they're home to half of the world's plant and animal species. As the name suggests, rainforests are also very wet: ...

For the first time, scientists have recorded close-up, extended videos of some rarely seen small nocturnal species in the rainforest canopies of Panama and Peru. Experts say the new technology may ...

In a new study, an international research team has shown that cotton swabs, which we all got to know so intimately during the COVID-19 pandemic, are a valuable tool to map biodiversity. The team was ...

Pesquet's parrot (Psittrichas fulgidus) The only member of its genus, and its genus is the only member of the subfamily Psittrichadinae. It is endemic to hill and montane rainforest in New Guinea© ...