The striking scissor-tailed flycatcher is an icon of Oklahoma and beyond. Learn about their nests, diet and more.

Have you ever glanced at your cat and wondered what’s really going on in that mysterious mind? The secret might just be ...

Scientists found “long”-tailed creatures with “large” eyes lurking in forests of Thailand and Malaysia and discovered a new species. Photo from Grismer, Kaatz, Grismer, Nguyen, Gregory ...

Himalayan long–tailed Myotis bats were caught in net traps in “a variety of forested habitats at elevations between” 4,900 to 7,500 feet and “appears (to be) uncommon,” the study said.

It lived during the Jurassic period in modern-day China and is known for having four long feathers in its tail. I f we’re speaking of creatures that are still living, we would say that the smallest ...

Trail camera in New South Wales national park recorded a Leadbeater’s possum, critically endangered species long thought to be locally extinct, officials said.

It’s a short tale about a short tail. And that’s the long and the short of it. I could feel the tension as they marched solemnly into the consulting room. You could have cut the thick, gloopy ...