If you've ever seen a pelican in action, you probably won't forget it. The pelican is the squatty, peculiar-looking bird you might see sitting on a …

Snakes and lizards are both card-carrying members of the order Squamata. But while lizards skitter and dash on fully formed legs, snakes opt for a …

Sometimes you think you're having a bad day, and then you see the above photo of an endangered monk seal (Neomonachus schauinslandi) with an eel …

As a human, you are not encouraged to eat rocks. Babies are constantly trying, and a condition called pica can compel an adult to eat nonfood objects …

The spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) that stalks the savanna of eastern Africa isn't one to waste a scrap of food. After a successful kill, hyena …