A fossilized millipede-like creature discovered in Scotland may represent the oldest-known land animal, a humble pioneer of terrestrial living 425 million years ago that helped pave the way for ...

A disease until recently thought only to infect animals such as caribou and cattle has been found in marine mammals throughout the Canadian Arctic. Officials want to know if that's a problem for ...

Researchers said the fossil of the Silurian Period creature, called Kampecaris obanensis and unearthed on the island of Kerrera in the Scottish Inner Hebrides, inhabited a lakeside environment and ...

How Ancient Reptile Footprints Are Rewriting the History of When Animals Evolved to Live on Land WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists in Australia have identified the oldest known fossil footprints of a ...

GWR also took to Instagram to post about Jonathan. In the caption of the post, they wrote, "Oldest living land animal, Jonathan the tortoise is 191 years old." ...

Every year on December 4, International Cheetah Day raises awareness about the urgent need to save cheetahs from extinction. As the fastest land animal, the cheetah is a symbol of grace and power.