and a rare California animal has been photographed alive for the first time. These animals are rare either because they are newly discovered and not a lot is known about them or because they are hard ...

Well over a century since its discovery, this tiny never-before-pictured mammal has been photographed alive. The pointy-nosed ... ‘To find this animal, Vishal and his colleagues worked around ...

The Indonesian coelacanth, a fish once thought to be extinct for 70 million years, was discovered alive in greater numbers ...

The world's only population of wild Devils Hole pupfish shrank to 38 members after two earthquakes greatly affected the ...

It is the world's rarest whale, with only seven of its kind ever spotted. Almost nothing is known about the enigmatic species. But on Monday a small group of scientists and cultural experts in New ...

Right whales are the rarest of all large whales. There are several species, but all are identified by enormous heads, which can measure up to one-third of their total body length. These whales ...

A group of sailing instructors in Hong Kong were treated to the sight of a breaching whale, rarely seen in the region. Experts believe it to be a Bryde’s whale, which feeds by opening its mouth ...