A good way to start an argument among biologists is to ask them what seems a simple question: "What is a species?" To evolutionary theorists, a species is a fundamental unit, and transitions between ...

Lots of domestic animals are crossbred to make new breeds. Among dogs, for instance, a Siberian retriever is a cross between a Siberian husky and a Labrador retriever, while a cockapoo is a cocker ...

Two "liger" cubs — the offspring of a Bengal tiger mother, Beauty, and African lion father, Simba — were born at a private Taiwan zoo last week. (See a liger.) Intentionally crossbreeding the animals ...

Members of the Fort Payne Middle School Robotics Team, "Gigawatts" are helping bears and ligers at Tigers For Tomorrow at Untamed Mountain stay cool in their enclosures. The team of 30 students from ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...

These adorable pictures show three rare liger cubs that have recently been born at a a zoo in Russia. All of the cubs were born female and are a rare mix between a lion and a tiger; the biggest known ...

A good way to start an argument among biologists is to ask them what seems a simple question: "What is a species?" To evolutionary theorists, a species is a fundamental unit, and transitions between ...