When can you start training a puppy? Why is the internet obsessed with Pesto the penguin? Time to test your baby animal ...

This natural survival strategy, known as coprophagy, reveals how wildlife makes the most of every available resource.

Cute features in babies and animals are more than just amusing ... The scholarly inability to define the full range of feelings prompted by perceiving cuteness may be due to limitations of ...

Let's put your animal knowledge to the test. Take our quiz and see if you can identify the scaly critters and furry mammals featured in our close-up photos.

CETI hopes that if humans can understand what’s going on inside whales’ minds—and, eventually, the minds of other animals—it ... a marine biologist and National Geographic Explorer ...

EXCLUSIVE: “On October 26th, the end came,” says the grave voice of explorer Ernest Shackleton, as his crew unload animals ...

National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week honors the community of carers who help homeless and injured animals.

Billy, alongside his wife Susan, and sheepdog Jade, took it upon themselves to nurse the poorly animal back to health. The ...

Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom has returned to NBC (and YouTube) showcasing new success stories in species conservation, hosted by Peter Gros ...

Looking for your next adventure? National Geographic's global editors picked the planet's 25 most exciting travel ...

animal lovers, adventurers and more. "I like to think of Best of the World as National Geographic's annual invitation to get out and explore for yourself the incredible diversity of places and ...