Bettongs may be small, but these Australian natives can crush hard nuts that would snap the jaws of much larger animals.

Tails are far more than mere decorative features; they serve essential functions in the animal kingdom, including balance, communication, and survival. Many species have evolved extraordinarily long ...

When danger looms, the tiny and spiky armadillo lizard curls its body into a ball and bites its own tail — on purpose!

It turns out that, like the antennas on an insect or crustacean, a ray uses its tail to sense its environment. The inside of a myliobatid stingray tail is remarkably complex, the scientists learned.