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New research uncovers a lost world of strange crocodile relatives that once thrived across Australasia alongside early humans.

A video from Kanha Tiger Reserve shows a tiger chewing on a plastic bottle. The post frames the sight as a warning that ...

Yellowstone National Park is the world’s oldest national park and home to some of North America’s largest and fiercest ...

Archaeologists examining an approximately 6,200-year-old skull uncovered at a Copper Age site identified a series of injuries on the skull matching to a young adult male. The wounds were most ...

Crocodiles have ruled rivers and wetlands for over 200 million years, but a handful of animals push back hard enough to win.

Up to four invasive snake species, harmless to humans, are threatening the biodiversity of Mediterranean islands. One has learned to swim to nearby islets to feed on local fauna, pushing one species ...

Discovery’s Shark Week returns Sunday, July 26 at 8PM ET/PT. Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013, covering pets, animal rescue and wildlife. Shark Week ...