Pythons catch their prey with dozens of sharp, curved teeth, then squeeze them to death before swallowing them whole. Anup Shah Getty Images Three hunters captured a 16-foot-long, 105-pound python in ...

The coastlines of Oregon and Washington take many different forms: sandy beaches, rocky headlands, marshy flats, and swampy tidal forests of salt-tolerant Sitka spruce. These tidal swamps were once ...

This Southeast Asian island, home to some of the world’s strangest and most iconic creatures, is a dream destination for a growing number of “mammal watchers.” A young male proboscis monkey, a species ...

SANDAKAN, Malaysia — We soon realized why locals call a boat trip up the Kinabatangan a “river safari.” Within the first half-hour of our journey, we had spotted long-tailed macaques, hornbills, baby ...

A mud-caked buck appears out of nowhere, his legs stained from the bog. The deer scans its surroundings. He’s an old deer that knows just how perilous life can be outside the security of his swamp.

The baby orangutans were trying to stall before bedtime. One reached out to grab a particularly long leaf through the bars of its cage, encouraging a human to play, then employed a classic toddler ...