Scientists have managed to film a spectacular event rarely witnessed by humans: a sperm whale giving birth while other females worked together to support the mother and her newborn.However, while ...

Being a mother is a tremendous accomplishment and one of the most challenging jobs in the world. This applies even in the animal kingdom, where it can be a literal dog-eat-dog world for many species.

Nature is full of evolutionary selflessness. From deep-sea octopuses to certain marsupials, there are animals and insects that reproduce and then die, as their lives can be cut short because they ...

Rare footage of a sperm whale giving birth has offered scientists a window into the behaviour of these large, elusive mammals ...

Giving birth may be a family affair for whales, according to new research capturing the most detailed sperm whale birth ever recorded. Scientists filmed a female known as “Rounder” giving birth off ...

WESTMERE, N.Y. — Four months ago hundreds of farm animals — including goats, chickens, ducks, and sheep — were rescued from deplorable conditions in Brant. Now, two of those goats are mothers. They ...

Animals giving birth is not usually shocking for staff at Telford's Exotic Zoo, but a lizard in their care recently left them stunned after giving birth without mating. A female casque-headed iguana ...

A female sperm whale has been filmed giving birth for the first time, supported by 10 adult females who lifted the calf out ...