Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A group of dwarf mongooses under threat from a rival group. While warfare seems like a deeply human conflict, a tiny carnivore ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock Despite their small size, common dwarf mongooses have big plans: they may plan ahead when other rival groups ...

Meet the real Timon and Pumba: Warthogs and mongooses team up as great pals in real-life. Timon the meerkat and Pumba the warthog's friendship from the film The Lion King may have been closer to ...

Wolves and humans have a complicated relationship. We often vilify the “Big Bad Wolf” in fiction and real life, but we're also consistently fascinated by these smart, social mammals, and we haven't ...

Labor Day falls on Monday, Sept. 1. Arriving a little early this year, the holiday provides one final long weekend ahead of fall, and for many people, it provides an opportunity to take one last trip ...

Russell McLendon is a science writer with expertise in the natural environment, humans, and wildlife. He holds degrees in journalism and environmental anthropology. An albatross is a large, ...