At just an inch (2.5 centimeters) long, the sand hoppers skipping across California's Isla Vista Beach at dawn don't exactly look like a force of nature. But a new study reveals that these shrimp-like ...

Beneath the surface of the earth lies a fascinating world of tunnels, chambers, and burrows, home to a wide variety of creatures that have adapted to life underground. For many animals, burrowing is ...

Burrowing owl rescue on Sanibel Island shows how rapid reporting and CROW care can save wildlife from glue traps.

Every year on October 22, World Wombat Day is celebrated to honour one of Australia’s most fascinating native animals, the wombat. These sturdy, burrowing marsupials may not be as famous as kangaroos ...

Decades of work helped establish a refuge for these birds along the Argentinean coast — the largest and last colony of its kind. But their future remains precarious.

Stand on the damp sand on a California beach and chances are you’re standing on top of an active earthworks site. Sand hoppers (Megalorchestia spp.), the tiny, shrimp-like creatures commonly found ...

A burrowing owl just did something with its head that looks physically impossible, and the reason behind it reveals just how ...

Learn about the debate over snake origins, and how a fossil of an early burrowing snake found in Brazil might provide answers. Snakes have managed to live comfortably without limbs for millions of ...

Scientists found a “monogamous pair” of creatures in a burrow on a beach in Japan and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Nakajima and Naruse (2025) On a beach in Japan, a pair of ...

Two burrowing owls were returned to Florida after stowing away on a cruise ship to Spain. The owls, named Benito and Concho, became popular among passengers on the Royal Caribbean ship. A ...