A routine enclosure check turned extraordinary when a snake gave birth to 21 live babies. Handlers watched as each newborn emerged fully formed and active. The sudden surge of movement filled the ...

Nature is full of evolutionary selflessness. From deep-sea octopuses to certain marsupials, there are animals and insects that reproduce and then die, as their lives can be cut short because they ...

Three newly-identified toad species in Tanzania give birth to live young, skipping the frogspawn and tadpole stages — an ...

Scientists investigating a single species of African toad found more than they bargained for: three species, all of which give birth to live young.

In 2024, the Milwaukee County Zoo mourned the deaths of two animals who had been here for decades: Patti, a hippo, and Ringo, a harbor seal. In happier news, the zoo welcomed several animals through ...