adorable animals The poor otter civet looks like it stuck its face into a wasp nest Jennifer Sandlin

Delightful Creatures Photos of shrews yawning Jennifer Sandlin

animals Human and opossum are best friends Xeni Jardin

Science More mammals are becoming nocturnal so they can avoid humans David Pescovitz

News Yellowstone Grizzly Bear to be taken off Endangered Species list. Thanks, Trump. Xeni Jardin

mammals A crash course on the three types of mammal births Caroline Siede

cow Beaver leads a cow parade Jason Weisberger

animals Koala baby won't let go of mom while she undergoes surgery. Both survived being hit by a car. Xeni Jardin

Tasmania's favorite 1,000-kilo chaos seal is back on land Jason Weisberger

Science Submarine crews heard a mysterious quacking in Antarctic waters for 50 years before anyone figured out what it was Ellsworth Toohey

garden Tomatoes do not need to die on the vine for flavor Jason Weisberger

archaeology Ancient squirrel droppings unlock Ice Age DNA goldmine Séamus Bellamy

video Bat cleans its wing membrane in close-up video Popkin

Science Scientists find 300 million year old fossilized butthole Gail Sherman

Science Baby dinosaurs were prehistoric latchkey kids Gail Sherman

marine mammals Scientists move fast as H5N1 reaches Northern California elephant seals Jason Weisberger

Orphaned otters rescued and on the mend Rob Beschizza

marine mammals Sea lions pelted with rocks as family ignores repeated warnings at La Jolla Cove Jason Weisberger

marine mammal An attempt to gut the Marine Mammal Protection Act Jason Weisberger