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 ...

KS3/GCSE Geography. Ecosystems and biomes. A short film exploring the plants and animals of tropical rainforest biome.

The Amazon Rainforest is home to some of the most exotic and beautiful animal life on the planet. Recently, scientists have discovered another rainforest resident deep within Brazil’s palm-dense Juruá ...

Twelve remarkable rainforest animals—from jaguars and sloths to orangutans, toucans, and poison dart frogs—thrive in the ...

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 ...

YAKIMA, Wash. — A kinkajou was found in southeast of Yakima, Washington earlier this week, according to officials. “We don’t know if it was dropped off or escaped.” Hello from our friendly Kinkajou!

The conversion of rainforest into plantations erodes and restructures food webs and fundamentally changes the way these ecosystems function, according to a new study published in Nature. The findings ...

Researchers demonstrate that a vast multitude of birds and mammals can be detected by simply swabbing the DNA left behind by animals from leaves. They showcased the power of this approach in an ...

A kinkajou, a rainforest animal that looks similar to a lemur, was discovered far from its natural habitat. The animal was found at the east Selah Creek rest area near Yakima over the weekend, ...

Deforestation harms the planet and humans in many ways. Trees play a major role in the global effort to slow the pace of climate change, preserve wildlife, and support more than eight billion people.

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© ...