Populations of Michigan's only rattlesnake, the eastern massasauga, are showing the negative effects of inbreeding in ...

Livestock depredation by Mexican wolves is rare. Most of it results from ranchers not deploying deterrents such as guard dogs, electric fencing, noise boxes, range riders and “fladry” (bright red ...

Researchers traced termite DNA back to cockroach ancestors and found genetic loss played a key role in building social ...

It’s easy to feel sorry for the dogs in this Instagram clip who clearly have a major physical deformity. But, before jumping ...

New Mexico and out-of-state partners rushed in to help after 90 dogs were found on a single property—plus a $45,000 boost from Miranda Lambert’s MuttNation Foundation to cover vet costs.

Whenever an animal species drops into the single digits, every risk to them matters. While not necessarily a common occurrence, some animals face such low population numbers that even the slightest ...

Just like all animals and humans, dogs too evolve over time but majorly they were inbred by humans specifically to achieve desirable traits such as specific looks, size and temperament. But this ...

Giel Swiegers’s Boer goats aren’t the farm’s main income, but by grazing once-unused slopes, they play a vital role in ...

Termites did not evolve complex societies by adding new genetic features. Instead, scientists found that they became more ...

Beluga whales can disappear beneath Arctic sea ice for long stretches, which makes them far tougher to follow than many other whale species. That is why researchers have increasingly turned to ...

Beluga whales avoid inbreeding by switching partners over time, helping a small, isolated population stay genetically healthy ...

Rajahmundry: The tiger that created panic in Eluru district last month has now entered East Godavari district. People in the ...