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Thanks to a sunny spring, the population of a rare butterfly has nearly doubled in the English west country, The Guardian reported. The heath fritillary butterfly, nicknamed the woodman's follower, is ...

New Zealand is known for its rare and unique birds. But invasive animals, brought by humans, have decimated those species. To ...

A YouTuber received massive praise online after sharing extremely rare footage of a pack of wolves that he captured using trail cameras. "Not exaggerating, this may be the single best wildlife video I ...

According to the Press Democrat, a Santa Rosa, Calif. resident, Stefan Kiesbye, headed to Doran Regional Park on Bodega Bay ...

Most animals in nature stick to colours like green, brown, or grey– perfect for blending into forests, deserts, or oceans.

Anglers off Costa Rica caught a 6-foot-long nurse shark with an orange-yellow hue in a first-of-its-kind sighting, a study said and photos show. Photo from Garvin Watson, shared by Marioxis ...

The Portugese man-of-war, "flying spaghetti monster" and an "alien like" sea star are among the creatures to be seen off the Texas coast.

Many of New Zealand's unique birds are heading toward extinction. So the country is taking on an ambitious conservation ...

The University of Warsaw Botanical Garden is currently hosting a rare event: the blooming of a titan arum, also known as the ...