Early human migration timeline into South America has stirred debate. Researchers have long argued about when these first ...

Brazil is home to the world’s greatest diversity of amphibians: Of the more than 8,000 species known worldwide, some 1,200 ...

Latin America, a biodiversity hotspot home to 40% of the world’s species, is witnessing an alarming decline in its wildlife.

Does anything like that happen in animals? Consider the blue manakin bird of South America. Male blues will form groups, often of three or more, which then practice an elaborate song-and-dance ...

Iguanas have often been spotted rafting around the Caribbean on vegetation and, ages ago, evidently caught a 600-mile ride from Central America to colonize the Galapagos Islands. But for long-distance ...

Another option was that the iguanas hitchhiked from tropical parts of South America and then through Antarctica or even ... a large group that also includes animals such as chameleons, anoles, bearded ...

From mice performing first aid to birds using antioxidants, animals display remarkable self-medication behaviors that could ...

The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service said one species on the list is “surprisingly tasty” when grilled, blackened, or made into “crispy fish cakes.” ...

"We're not animals," the 28-year-old said ... Trump's crackdown has triggered a new migration wave from north to south that has left authorities in the region struggling to cope.

Indeed, Hoyo Negro is proving to be one of the most important fossil sites in the world, offering a stunning window into an ...

Researchers who have studied genetic evidence of iguanas suggest the ancient reptiles traveled nearly 5,000 miles from North ...

Dozens of tiny black weevils cling onto a fern plant as it is tossed onto a leafy green mat coating the surface of South Africa's Crocodile River.