Animals

Anyone with a sensitive pooch knows: dog anxiety is real. Here’s how to help your furry friend calm down.

You can try not to laugh while clicking through the photos of these doggie ‘dos, but we don’t think you’ll succeed.

Some hop, some live in trees, some are tiny and some are huge. Not every critter on this list is actually a kangaroo, but they’re all closely related to them. And they’re all damn cute, so who cares anyway?

These dramatic photos capture a battle between a jaguar and a yellow anaconda in the state of Mato Grosso, in western Brazil. These water-loving big cats live in the same places as the giant South American snake.

While many chameleon species are spectacular mimics, able to change their coloration quickly to suit their needs, they aren’t nearly the only animals capable of doing this—and, arguably, aren’t even the most impressive.

While many chameleon species are spectacular mimics, able to change their coloration quickly to suit their needs, they aren’t nearly the only animals capable of doing this—and, arguably, aren’t even the most impressive.

The groundhog is a rodent, broadly related to squirrels but specifically placed in the marmot genus. Marmots all sort of look like the groundhog: big, stocky, ground-bound fellows who prefer colder, hilly environments.

There are more than 10 different cricket species found in the United States. These five are the ones you’re most likely to encounter.

Rarely photographed, this tiny, eyeless, golden-colored marsupial swims under the sand Australia’s Great Desert, munching on lizards, scorpions, and other small creatures.