Animals

Turns out many of the frogs glow, maybe to communicate.

We want to see your wildlife encounters, for Atlas Obscura’s next Summer Snaps photo contest.

Eoghan Daltun has spent 14 years creating a showcase of native biodiversity.

There is a lot to learn about Orfelia fultoni, the only bioluminescent fly in North America, but its larvae put on a show.

Researchers in Kenya spied some unexpected guests at these “carrion bonanzas”

Off-limits and full of venomous pit vipers, this rock has certainly earned its nickname.

Historians owe a debt of gratitude to these furry pilferers.

Get a peek into what we’re obsessed with right now.

Behind the headlines of the animals' rocky return, a displaced community struggles to access trees they have tended for generations.

Orcas and humans once hunted together in southeastern Australia, until their millennia-old relationship broke down.

The helpers behind these one-of-a-kind art pieces have eight legs.

Why do mole rats, Brandt's bats, and bowhead whales live so much longer than their relatives?

Overcoming a fear of our multi-legged friends—at night, in the world's largest tropical rainforest.

The Atlas Obscura team shares memorable encounters they’ve had with animals—everything from parakeets to a very special opossum.