As the zoo celebrates its 200th birthday, photographer David Levene captures the people keeping their (sometimes very dangerous) patients healthy and happy. Introduction: Patrick Barkham ...

VCG. China's General Administration of Customs (GAC) on Wednesday reminded pet lovers not to illegally import "exotic pets," ...

WEST RUTLAND, Vt. (WCAX) - With spring in the air, Mother Nature is waking up, and Vermont’s amphibians are on the move. Frogs and salamanders are, or will be, on the move soon, and it’s important to ...

Why did the amphibian cross the road? Several reasons, actually, but the important thing is that motorists, cyclists and even runners stay mindful that amphibians are emerging from their winter homes ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Global trade in pets, food, and lab animals accelerated the pathogen’s spread across every inhabited continent. Reality tends ...

Much of the pet trade in amphibians is conducted online, but it’s not well understood. Herpetologist Devin Edmonds with the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign recently mapped out the trade in ...

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Keeping amphibians as pets offers hobbyists an opportunity to connect with the non-human world, often increasing interest in conserving animals in the wild. But there's a dark side to the amphibian ...

A fossil found by a 12-year-old in Beijing has filled a major gap in Asia’s Middle Jurassic record, marking the first confirmed amphibian footprint from the period. The findings were published last ...

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What we know so far: Scientists have uncovered a naturally occurring gut bacterium from common tree frogs that can completely eradicate cancerous tumors in lab animals. The organism even outperforms ...