Caribou are the only deer species in which females also have antlers, and experts have long assumed that these antlers are ...

Why do female reindeer have antlers? It’s a question that has long perplexed scientists, since reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)—also known as caribou—are the only species of deer whose cows sport the bony ...

Female caribou runs near Teshekpuk Lake, Alaska. Image credits: BLM Alaska. Every year, hundreds of thousands of caribou from the Porcupine Herd go through one of the longest terrestrial migrations.

Caribou mothers gnaw on their own antlers for nutrition after their long migration in the cold and dry climate of the Arctic tundra, a new study reveals. Caribous, also called reindeer, are the only ...

Caribou, large deer that are native to the northernmost parts of the world (and sometimes called reindeer), are the only deer whose females grow antlers. In a study published today, researchers ...

Biologists have long wondered why caribou are the only deer in the world in which females—like males—have antlers. A study of shed antlers collected from calving grounds in the Arctic National ...

The Bronx Zoo’s beloved blind gorilla, who was featured in an Animal Planet docuseries, died of an ‘acute cardiac event,” the zoo announced Tuesday. Ntondo, a male western lowland gorilla who lived in ...

The Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens will open its new Manatee River Habitat and VyStar SkyScape Entrance on March 6, 2026. A $3 million donation from J. Wayne and Delores Barr Weaver helped fund the new ...

MONROE, Wash. — For three decades, the Monroe Reptile Zoo has fascinated children and families with its collection of slippery, slimy and scaly creatures. On Monday, the attraction closed its doors ...

MONROE, Wash. — The Reptile Zoo, a longtime roadside attraction along U.S. Highway 2 in Monroe, will close permanently Monday, Feb. 16, marking the end of a 30-year run for the family-owned facility.

A lot of exciting changes and celebrations are coming to the Cincinnati Zoo.The zoo is celebrating the birth of African penguin chicks for the first time in three years, marking a hopeful milestone ...

Malcome, a reticulated giraffe, takes a slice of carrot from Zoo Miami’s Ron Magill on June 23, 2021. Magill announced his retirement on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026. Al Diaz [email protected] Ron Magill ...