You probably don’t have wolves living in your backyard, but you just might have coyotes. These small wild dogs live all over the

Your pet dog is a part of your family, but did you know that all dogs descended from wolves? Yes, your sweet, lovable pet is related to fierce wild dogs. Men first tamed dogs over 12,000 years ago and used them for jobs like watching sheep or protecting the family. Today, some dogs still do...

Leopards of all the big cats, leopards are the best climbers. In fact, they spend most of their lives high in the trees. They can climb...

If you love Disney’s The Lion King, you probably love lions too. These big cats really do seem royal. Lions are the biggest of the...

Caracals live in Africa and Asia and are sometimes called “African lynx” or “desert lynx.” They are small

There are four groups of gorillas – Mountain gorillas, Eastern lowland gorillas, Western lowland gorillas and Cross River gorillas. Mountain gorillas live in the misty mountains of Central

You might think chimpanzees are monkeys, but they belong to the ape family. They’re related to

Lemurs and monkeys, along with apes, are primates. Most primates live in trees, but a few live on the ground. We’re classified as primates, too, but you...