Forget fluffy puppies and purring kittens; some people have a fondness for the truly peculiar when it comes to their animal ...

From dodos to dugongs, mythical birds to magical horses, these 15 weirdest national animals from around the world truly let their freak flag fly.

Nature doesn’t always play by the rules. For every majestic lion or elegant eagle, there’s a creature so bizarre it looks like a science experiment gone rogue. Some animals are evolutionary oddities, ...

From glossy black bears and quill-covered porcupines to elegant red-tailed hawks and stripy chipmunks, Oregon is home to some ...

"Nine jaws we've found have this twist, including the really well-preserved ones, so it's not a deformation." ...

Two of those eyes may have evolved into a part of the brain called the pineal gland Findings from the largest-ever survey of endangered flat-headed cats may help change the species’ official ...

The fossilized remains of a creature with a twisted jaw and sideways-facing teeth have been discovered in the Amazon jungle. Scientists say the plant eating reptiles now called Tanyka consisted of ...

Some creatures can dramatically alter their internal temperature — a strategy called heterothermy — and outlast storms, ...

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