Forget fluffy puppies and purring kittens; some people have a fondness for the truly peculiar when it comes to their animal ...

From dodos to dugongs, mythical birds to magical horses, these 15 weirdest national animals from around the world truly let their freak flag fly.

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Paleontologists surveying a dry riverbed in northeastern Brazil repeatedly encountered the same type of fossil: a lower jaw ...

Some creatures can dramatically alter their internal temperature — a strategy called heterothermy — and outlast storms, ...

The remains of a "weird" creature with a twisted jaw and sideways-facing teeth have been discovered in the Amazon jungle. Scientists say the plant-eater Tanyka was a “living fossil” when it stalked ...

They are fast and dangerous but these birds of prey are also supremely weird. Here's 12 of the oddest hunters of the sky ...

From glossy black bears and quill-covered porcupines to elegant red-tailed hawks and stripy chipmunks, Oregon is home to some ...

The natural world is full of animals that seem to defy logic, blurring the line between reality and imagination. Some look like they were made from spare parts, while others behave in ways so unusual ...