A hyena is no easy target, with powerful jaws and a reputation for holding its own against lions and leopards, yet one ...

My guide, Thai American snake expert Christopher Shannon, caught it in the beam of his flashlight, the snake’s chartreuse ...

A growing number of charismatic Christians see themselves as waging a spiritual battle against the forces of Satan. Sometimes ...

Snakes have a reputation for being quick to strike, but several species rarely live up to that image. Breeders who work with these animals select for calm temperaments, and many of the snakes kept as ...

I had come here on an excursion with Bangkok Herping, a new walking-tour outfit that swaps the Thai capital city’s ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Chinese pangolins are one of the most trafficked mammals on Earth. In Bangladesh, scientists are tracking rescued and released individuals to learn ...

This story appears in the March 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine. Selfie of Naruto taken in June 2011. Photograph by David J. Slater If it weren’t for a cheeky monkey named Naruto, who, as ...

Hunters participating in the Florida Python Challenge in July will have an abundance of python meet. But it is advised that ...

Eating its prey can be a process for a python, which is why it relies so heavily on its jaw to get the job done, including ...

When invasive predators grow this large, they can alter entire food webs.

Last fall, scientists reported the first known recordings of greater noctule bats hunting and feasting on songbirds during ...