Officially, Earth boasts roughly two million species. Unofficially, scientists suspect there could be millions — perhaps over 100 million — more. Each year, scientists add thousands of new species to ...

Tigers once roamed from Turkey to China and as far north as Russia and south to Indonesia. Today, they inhabit around 6% of their ancient grounds and are on the brink of extinction. These beautiful ...

Some animal names really like to keep you guessing. Just take the “psychedelic earth tiger,” for example. Not a hallucinogen, planet, or tiger, but in fact a very cool spider. Also known as the LSD ...

NEW YORK — Tiger muskellunge are a sterile, fast-growing cross between northern pike and muskellunge. They have long, cylindrical-shaped bodies like their parental species, and can reach similar sizes ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A new cat on the prowl at Zoo Knoxville is bringing hope for Malayan tigers, a critically endangered species. Jango, a 10-year-old tiger coming from a zoo in Missouri, arrived at ...

There are an estimated 3,900 tigers left in the wild worldwide, down from 100,000 a century ago, with the majority in India. In Thailand, just 160 tigers are thought to remain. Poaching is the main ...

Following up on their success in reviving the threatened saiga antelope population, authorities in Kazakhstan are attempting to reintroduce tigers to an area near Lake Balkhash. Caspian tigers, also ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCIV) — Yesterday was a sad day for fans of the Riverbanks Zoo and Garden as they said goodbye to one of their Amur Tigers who lived a remarkable 20 years. The zoo is honoring Koshka ...

A Texas zoo is mourning the death of an endangered tiger after staff noticed the animal was deteriorating due to old age, the zoo announced Monday. Gladys Porter Zoo veterinary staff euthanized Neb, a ...

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