A complete guide to the Pit Bull Terrier: traits, training, exercise and common myths about this affectionate, loyal breed.

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Zoos and private collections teach, inspire, and connect people to animals they may never encounter in the wild. And, in some cases, those animals represent valuable "assurance ...

To determine if that could be the case in captive North American populations, researchers from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Morfeld Research & Conservation sequenced the whole ...

A new study finds that the wide range of domestic dog shapes and physical attributes we're familiar with today first started appearing thousands of years ago.

The Birman cat is a medium to large breed with a silky, semi-long coat, deep blue eyes, and a distinct color-point pattern.

The explosion of populations east of the Mississippi was made possible by logging and the slaughter of wolves.

In a recent study, scientists from the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) have utilized cutting-edge artificial intelligence methods to identify a region of the X ...

New research shows most U.S. zoo giraffes are hybrids, raising concerns about their role in real-world giraffe conservation.

From Alaska to Louisiana, meet the wolves, monkeys, and reptiles now residing in the wild, wild west of Los Angeles.