The violet carpenter bee (Xylocopa violacea) is a rare and exotic-looking bee that can grow up to 3cm. It has a striking ...

Duping a guppy is easier than duping a ring dove — at least when it comes to a classic optical illusion. In the Ebbinghaus illusion, two identical circles placed side by side are each framed by a set ...

Chances are you’ve encountered some version of the “Ebbinghaus illusion,” in which a central circle appears to be smaller when encircled by larger circles and seems larger when surrounded by smaller ...

This October, the season of spooky critters, seems like a perfect time to introduce you to Animal Tales Tallahassee! When most people picture meeting a lemur, wallaby, or giant tortoise up close, they ...

A few months after a fight between The Wild Animal Sanctuary and a home developer blew into the open this spring, the Keenesburg animal rehab haven has filed suit claiming that a years-old agreement ...

Eunice Framm, senior keeper of barnyard animals at the Cincinnati Zoo, has taught pigs to bowl, goats to paint, and red pandas to receive vaccines. She, and all other keepers, do so through the zoo’s ...

The squirrels, one painted red, the other blue, 'appear to be okay' despite being covered in paint, per East Hartford Animal Control East Hartford, CT Animal Control/Facebook (2) East Hartford Animal ...