Linglang, a giant panda, is a first-time mom, and her cub is the first to be born in captivity in 2025.

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For more than 70 years, the Caterpillar Foundation has expanded Downtown Peoria and played a key role in helping social services organizations.

Zoo Miami's oldest animal, a 135-year-old Galapagos tortoise named Goliath, has become a father for the first time, marking a historic first hatchling for the zoo.

CHICO — It’s pipevine swallowtail season, meaning black and orange caterpillars are milling about all through Bidwell Park. Chico Park and Natural Resources Manager Shane Romain is advising ...

The Giant Woolly Rat measures 85 cm and weighs nearly 2 kg New Guinean Woolly rats, together with the giant cloud rats of the Philippines, are the largest murine rodents in the world.

Swallowtail caterpillars eat plants from the birthwort, citrus, carrot, and custard-apple families. Young caterpillars also eat plants from the magnolia, olive, laurel, and rose families.

Gaming site Giant Bomb has announced that its parent company agreed to sell it to site employees as the site goes independent.

The mysterious giant squid has rarely ever been seen by humans, let alone photographed or filmed swimming in its natural habitat. Most of what we know about giant squids has come from fishermen ...

A sizable decline in first-quarter sales for Caterpillar contributed to a 30% decline in net income to $2 billion, the manufacturer reported Wednesday.

Construction equipment maker Caterpillar on Wednesday reported a bigger first-quarter sales decline than analysts had forecast.