Gloger's Rule, first proposed in 1833, suggests animals in warm and humid environments often develop darker pigmentation. Darker feathers and fur contain melanin, which can strengthen structures and ...

Assumptions that tropical forest canopies protect from the effects of climate change are unfounded, say researchers. Crucial strongholds for biodiversity are under threat as temperatures are rising in ...

Look up in the woods and you may see a familiar sight: squirrels using tree limbs like a leafy highway, crossing a patch of land without putting their paws on the ground. The Brazilian Amazon ...

High-definition trail cameras at a park in the Republic of the Congo reveal elusive rainforest animals. A photo shows two African forest elephants. Photo from Will Burrard-Lucas and Wildlife ...

SINGAPORE – Visitors to Rainforest Wild Adventure can now catch a glimpse of the endangered okapi and other animals found in Africa, as the second phase of the adventure-based wildlife park officially ...

Explore the vibrant heart of the Amazon Rainforest, home to more than 10% of the world's known species. This image captures a stunning toucan, known for its vivid beak and sharp calls echoing through ...

Rainforests are disappearing at a devastating rate — and the animals that depend on them have nowhere else to go. Species like orangutans and pygmy elephants are being pushed out of their habitats as ...

Great Blue Turaco in Kibale National Park in Uganda. Bkamprath via Getty Images The world is losing animals at an alarming rate due to habitat degradation, climate change and illegal human activities ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. In late May, Mongabay accompanied a group of conservationists and scientists to Taï National Park — a large rainforest in Côte d’Ivoire famous for ...

The Academy of Natural Sciences will bring a bit of the rainforest to snowy Philadelphia next month with an enormous new exhibit featuring live plants and animals. "Under the Canopy" will take up ...

One moment, you are wandering through Bali-inspired rice terraces. And the next, you are exploring the forests of Africa, before crossing Australia’s rugged outback. It sounds like the start of a ...

Pesquet's parrot (Psittrichas fulgidus) The only member of its genus, and its genus is the only member of the subfamily Psittrichadinae. It is endemic to hill and montane rainforest in New Guinea© ...