Cattle egrets live on insects. And in the savannah, insects congregate on the ubiquitous water buffalo. In sub-Saharan Africa, for example, you'll find these birds constantly perched atop buffalo ...

Animal physiology is the scientific study of the life-supporting properties, functions and processes of animals or their parts. The discipline covers key homeostatic processes, such as the ...

Ecologists at the Australian Wildlife Conservancy (AWC) have celebrated a significant milestone in conservation efforts after capturing rare footage of a critically endangered baby northern hairy ...

An attempted jailbreak in Congo's main prison left 129 people dead, including some who were shot by guards and soldiers and others who died in a stampede at the overcrowded facility, authorities ...

Greying with age in horses is caused by an intronic copy number variation in the Syntaxin 17 gene. Here the authors report that the G2 allele with two copies of the duplicated sequence causes slow ...

Every year, over 6.5 million dogs and cats, and other household pets are surrendered to animal shelters. Sadly, just over 4 million find a home every year, leaving an ever-increasing number of animals ...

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Corridor Crew reacts to Jumanji's VFX. VFX artists explain why the original stampede scene from Jumanji still holds up 29 years after its release. The 1995 movie, directed by Joe Johnston, revolves ...

A gun scare at Disney’s Magic Kingdom theme park on Thursday sparked a stampede among guests, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. In a release, deputies said a fight happened ...

Sadly, some existing species are also annihilated from the animal kingdom by evolutionary pressures and the human impact on the earth. But back to my question: Just how many animals are in the world?