A Stoat Invader on Chalky Island: One Predator, an Eight-Month Hunt

The effort to track down a single stoat threatening one of New Zealand’s predator-free sanctuaries

The Maned Wolf: Long-Legged Canid with a Roar-Bark

A tall, solitary hunter with a taste for fruit and a voice that carries across the plains of South America

Fishing Cat: Asia’s Feline Built for Aquatic Hunting

Uses paw-tapping tricks to lure fish within striking range

Meet the Fennec Fox: Desert Survivor with Enormous Ears

A tiny predator thriving in the extremes of the Sahara

White, Orange... and Why Not Green Tigers?

How prey perception, pigment science, and human decisions shaped the tiger’s colors

The Social Life of Orcas

From grandmother leadership to learned hunts, pods pass knowledge across generations

The Hyrax Looks Like a Rodent but Is Related to an Elephant

A guinea pig lookalike with goat-like behavior and surprising ancestry

These Male and Female Monkeys Look So Different

In white-faced sakis, only the males have the signature white face

This Bear Climbs Higher Than Any Other

Meet South America’s only native bear

Geoffroy’s Cat: A Ghost of South America

A small wildcat that climbs trees, swims rivers, and hunts alone

Proboscis Monkey: Borneo’s Big-Nosed Marvel

A leaf-eating primate with a complex stomach and a surprising gift for swimming

Ghost of the Amazon Rainforest: The Short-Eared Dog

A solitary rainforest canine rarely seen even by scientists

Rusty-Spotted Cat: World’s Smallest Wild Feline

A kitten-sized hunter hiding in the forests of South Asia

Leopards of Bera

The world’s highest leopard density lives among local villagers

The Golden Takin of China’s Qinling Mountains

This goat-antelope climbs through forests filled with bamboo

Pandas Shouldn’t Still Exist. But They Do.

Built like a carnivore. Eats only bamboo. Somehow, it works.

The Truth About Norway Lemmings

A misunderstood creature that fuels life across the Arctic

Rare Look at a Black Jaguar Cub

Up close with a two-month-old melanistic jaguar.

Rabbit with Long Legs? Meet the Patagonian Mara

Looks like a rabbit, acts like a deer, lives like no other rodent

Secrets of the Snow Leopard’s Tail

From balance to warmth to emergency fuel, this tail does it all.

Meet the Viscachas: South America’s Bunny-Like Rodents