LIFE in the News : Discovery News

Best of LIFE: Big Pics

We've gathered all of our featured photos of animals appearing in the Discovery Channel series "LIFE" in one place, the better to amaze you with their diversity and detail.

Leaf Monkeys Track Babies by Gold Hue: LIFE Big Pic

Infants are brightly colored to ensure that they can't escape their parents' notice.

Flamingos Get Their Groove On: LIFE Big Pic

These artful birds would put the teams on "Dancing With the Stars" to shame.

Clear-Winged Woolly Bat Sings Like No Other

This bat has the highest pitched call of any animal ever documented, putting even the best human sopranos to shame.

Hiding Nemo: LIFE Big Pic

The clever clownfish makes its home among the poisonous tentacles of sea anemone to stay safe from predators.

Aye-Aye Threatened by Superstition: LIFE Big Pic

In Madagascar, the aye-aye is viewed as the harbinger of death, making it a target of superstitious locals.

Frog Super Mom: LIFE Big Pic

Think human motherhood is tough? See what the female strawberry poison arrow frog goes through to ensure her young survive.

Extreme Creatures Survive at Earth's Fringes

Animals in the most extreme environments on Earth reveal how far life can push the limits of survival.

Life in the News Playlist

Watch and learn about brand new research scientists have conducted on some of the animals in the "LIFE" series.

Cheetahs Spotted in War-Torn Angola: LIFE Big Pic

The civil war in Angola, which ended in 2002, devastated the animal's habitat.

Pikas Prove Flexible Amid Warming

The mountain-dwelling pika, which many predicted might be one of climate change's first casualties, is thriving in the Sierra Nevada.

Pregnant Male Pipefish Abort Young

If male Gulf pipefish like the mother of their brood, they develop her eggs. If not, the dads abort.

Horses Never Forget Human Friends

Horses not only remember people who have treated them well, they also understand words better than expected, research shows.

Dominant Female Mongooses Bully to the Max

To benefit their young, dominant female banded mongooses kick pregnant subordinate females out of their living groups.

Sailfish Herd Prey Into Baitballs: LIFE Big Pic

For the first time ever, sailfish, the fastest fish in the oceans, have been documented trying to pluck single fish out of a baitball.

Shrimp Dinner Found Beneath Antarctic Ice

Higher orders of life can apparently thrive in even the most extreme environments.

Dog Growls Contain Specific Information

Dog growls may all sound the same to human ears, but they hold more specific meanings for dog listeners, according to a new study.

Funky Flies Offer Model for Surgical Adhesive

An underwater fly that builds a covering of pebbles and sand by gluing them together could point the way for developing a glue that works while wet.

'Miracle' Elephant Baby Beats the Odds

Zookeepers thought that "Mr. Shuffles" had died during labor, but the calf pulled through.

Chickens Have Sexual Identity Issuess

Birds that appear to be half-hen, half-rooster aren't quite as mixed up on the cellular level.

Animal Suicide Sheds Light on Human Behavior

Suicide is not just a human behavior -- and it can help us understand human suicide.

Fossilized Eggshells Yield DNA

These ancient DNA samples could open the door to cloning long-extinct species.

Chameleons Possess Weatherproof, Ballistic Tongues

Understanding the mechanics of this reptile's tongue could lead to advancement in prosthetic devices, sports equipment and more.

Birds and the Bees: Animals' Mating Strategies Revealed

With spring right around the corner, we take a look at how the reproductive strategies of a variety of animal species may help humans coping with infertility.