At the base of the dunes, this kangaroo rat is just beginning his day. This nocturnal rodent hops like a kangaroo and has the appearance of a rat, but he is neither. (crickets chirping) - [Narrator] ...

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Scientists have been curious about how kangaroos evolved to hop with such efficiency. To investigate that, researchers turned to a sort of evolutionary second-cousin of the kangaroo, the musky ...

In 2019, cameras set up by wildlife photographer and researcher Ken Hickman in the Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve, a sprawling, 19,000-acre tract of wilderness in the Santa Cruz Mountains, captured ...

A Texas rodent threatened by habitat loss may be one step closer to receiving protections under the Endangered Species Act. On Wednesday, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed to list the Texas ...