Some 247 million years ago, a bizarre, six-inch-long reptile crept down a branch, its prehensile tail and feet clutching the bark like a monkey, and its narrow, birdlike face scanning its surroundings ...

Porcupines are nocturnal animals, but the Lake Superior Zoo provides the perfect opportunity to see them in action. The red light that floods the space mimics the night and allows us to see them into ...

Far up a giant Amazon jungle tree, a large howler monkey walked among the branches. As it stepped from branch to branch, its long tail would wrap around a convenient trunk providing extra stability.

If it’s true that an animal’s superpower is related to its largest feature, then sweet Mocha could smell her favorite corn cob snack from across the rainforest. On a warm November afternoon at the ...

With an equine head and a prehensile tail, the sea horse seems as odd as it is adorable -- but these strange little creatures are tougher than they look. Scientists studying the animal’s square-shaped ...

When you think of a porcupine, what adjectives come to mind? Most people think of words like 'prickly' and 'spiny,' but did you know that porcupines can be fluffy, too? True story! Zookeepers and ...

Here’s what a prehensile-tailed porcupine looks like at the National Zoo. (Courtesy National Zoo/Roshan Patel) The Smithsonian’s National Zoo in D.C. welcomed a new prickly addition to its Small ...