While some animals are incredibly adorable, they can be an absolute nuisance to look after. Zookeepers have shared which ones ...

First formally described in 1941 and named after the nearby Purus River, a new study in the Journal of Vertebrate ...

These chilled-out, laid-back animals mainly eat grass. And they poop. And they poop. But does all that scat serve any useful ...

The Cambrian explosion may have been fueled by poop. The first animals on Earth emerged about 600 million years ago, and 60 million years later, those simple early animals evolved in wildly different ...

That’s one hangry hippo. A boat filled with tourists hoping to witness some of the wildlife that makes Africa an unforgettable vacation destination got exactly what they came for — along with a little ...

Test your knowledge of mammals, birds, insects, ocean life, reptiles, amphibians, and more, with these fascinating animal ...

Video captured by a tourist on board a boat in northern Botswana showed the heart-pounding moment the vessel had to outrun a charging hippo.

Dozens of feces-covered Border Collies rescued from a house of horrors are starting anew at a Florida animal shelter — where caretakers say the animals have already shown “signs of joy and healing.” ...

This might sound like some kind of punishment or endurance challenge today, but in Ancient Rome this was just a standard ...

Oznur Bell captured the clip on a trip to Botswana Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013, covering pets, animal rescue and wildlife. A territorial hippo ...

This video shows several hippos gathered along a muddy riverbank in the Okavango Delta, Botswana, offering a closer look at how these large animals use the remaining water and exposed shoreline of ...

In the wellness world of fibermaxxing and #pooptok, the rise of “poop positivity” has turned a 30-year-old research tool into a gut health tracker. Gastroenterologists rely on the Bristol Stool Chart, ...