Most people assume that only reptiles, fish, and birds lay eggs — after all, that’s what we learned in school. But nature always has a few surprises up its sleeve. Believe it or not, there are ...

Q. When we studied high school biology, our teacher said more than 99% of animals lay eggs and only a few give live birth. That percentage seems too high. Humans, dogs, cats and cows are ...

Known best for their ability to "walk" on the sand and coral where they usually live, new research shows epaulette sharks ...

Snakes, like most reptiles in the world, are oviparous. This means that rather than producing live young ones, the way mammals do, snakes produce an immature single cell — an egg. Most snakes follow ...

Red-Backed Salamander eggs are laid on land, instead of in the water like many other salamander eggs. At Audubon, we have been taking students out on the trails for the last few weeks. My group often ...

Rediscovered after 60 years, the funky critter is named for Sir David Attenborough and is one of only five species of monotreme remaining on Earth. By Laura Baisas Published Nov 14, 2023 9:09 AM EST ...

STORY: Footage released by the zoo shows the animals foraging and hunting for eggs, just like children enjoying the conservation zoo’s egg hunt. Nine-month-old critically endangered Sumatran tiger ...

Q. When we studied high school biology, our teacher said more than 99 percent of animals lay eggs and only a few give live birth. That percentage seems too high. Humans, dogs, cats and cows are ...