The research, published in Urban Naturalist, examined vertebrate species inhabiting Florida’s stormwater sewer systems.Specifically, the team focused on Alachua County. Using camera traps in 39 ...

If you live in an urban environment, it might seem like the animals you see every day—birds, bugs, squirrels—have adapted perfectly fine to city life. The team combed through years of iNaturalist data ...

Sure, there are imitators, but there's only one Punxsutawney Phil. The famous groundhog "lives" in a tree stump, Gobbler's ...

A new study argues that religion, politics and war affect how animals and plants in cities evolve, and the confluence of ...

By studying animals in urban habitats, we’re learning not just about them, but also about us, and how our worlds affect one another. The zoo is working with nearly 50 cities across the world to ...

Important factors are the places where the animals are found and their level of popularity - squirrels and ladybugs come out on top here. The results have important implications for urban planning ...

Three roosters at the Evergreen Park Urban Barn are famous for greeting visitors with loud crowing, one trying to outdo the other in cock-a-doodle-doos. “They’re doing it because they w… ...

One of Europe’s most common birds, the Great Tit, shows an amazing adaptability to human-made habitats. There seem to be no limits for this species when it comes to inventing new ways of ...

In most cases, Chicago’s urban wildlife might offer a simpler explanation. But residents might not be familiar with the variety of animals that thrive in the region.