The American cave lion ... But other, more plucky animals managed to hold on a bit longer. The great auk (Pinguinus impennis) was a bird that dominated the North Atlantic during the ice age ...

The playful North American river otter is equally at home in the water and on land. It makes its home in a burrow near the water's edge, and can thrive in river, lake, swamp, or estuary ecosystems.

North America is home to a vast array of wildlife, from the huge North American Bison to the glowing ... run twice as fast at 40 mph (64 kmh). Both animals are found in the same desert areas ...

Millions of years ago, the continents came into contact, permitting ancient mammals to cross the Isthmus of Panama. But this great migration was overwhelmingly one-sided: North American animals moved ...

A Millburn woman's suit says she was struck and seriously injured by one of the Dream Riders motorized stuffed animals that ...

The brightly colored male American goldfinch is especially recognizable ... The male is unlike any other finch in North America; the Wilson’s warbler is the only other bright yellow species ...

Some specimens could only be assigned to broader taxonomic groups due to the lack of comprehensive ZooMS reference libraries for North American animals. Implications for Museum Collections These ...