Forget the treetops—a burrowing owl nests underground. Some use the dens of other animals. Find out what these owls eat and if they can fly.

Courtesy of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation This time of year, biologists and technicians are doing some spring cleaning of their own at the site of the decommissioned ...

Far below our feet, animals are quietly shaping the ground into labyrinths that function like villages, towns and even cities. I look at 11 species whose underground engineering rivals human suburbs, ...

A ferret is released into a prairie dog burrow at the Southern Plains Land Trust in Lamar, Colo. Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025 (Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Ryan Jones) LAMAR — Hours after being released ...

An international coalition of conservationists worked to bring back two burrowing owls who unwittingly took a luxury cruise to Spain.

Wild animals are not just inhabitants of the natural world. Many also act as natural landscape engineers, reshaping Earth's ...

This phenomenon provides valuable insight into climate change and its impact on evolution. There are exceptions to Bergmann’s rule, such as small burrowing animals that can change their microclimates ...

Animals are amazing. The fact that birds can mimic human voices and dogs can hear stuff we can’t is proof enough. But the proof goes way beyond those domestic examples. Animals can do all kinds of ...