Contender, a male great white shark measuring nearly 14 feet long, is the largest ever tagged and studied among the Northwest Atlantic white shark population, according to researchers.

It’s a girl! Point Defiance Zoo recently welcomed a rare and endangered Malayan tapir calf. Her name is Ume, which means plum blossom and apricot in Japanese. The zoo says her keeper staff chose the ...

Despite a shy Texas critter's attempt to avoid contact with humans, it recently ended up closer to a person than most of its species would ever endeavor. On Friday afternoon, Stephanie Bartusov ...