Octopuses are perhaps the most unusual creatures to have ever inhabited the ocean. Their soft body, eight arms, and high ...

A mysterious rock painting in South Africa’s cave could be the first-ever artwork of an animal that disappeared 250 million ...

The platypus is one of nature’s strangest mammals. This egg-laying animal sweats milk, hunts by sensing electrical signals, ...

The Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus), also called the Asian tapir or Indian tapir, is the largest of the five species of tapir and the only one native to Asia. Rare/endangered animal. The tapir is ...

Chinese mythology is filled with fascinating creatures ranging from powerful dragons to mysterious spirits and dangerous ...

The remains of a "weird" creature with a twisted jaw and sideways-facing teeth have been discovered in the Amazon jungle.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. What are these strange creatures washing up on Texas beaches, and why are they dying? Here's what the experts have to say.

Scientists found a “large”-headed creature with spiny skin on a mountain in Nepal and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from S. Hofmann via Hofmann, Ohler, Baniya, Dubois, Flecks, ...

One curious coastal creature is at critical risk of extinction — here's what Australia's doing to help. Just off the coast of Tasmania, little red fish with hand-like fins are struggling to survive.

The homeowners in East Stroudsburg, Penn., say the unusual creature has visited their house several times Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013, covering ...