Scientists have managed to film a spectacular event rarely witnessed by humans: a sperm whale giving birth while other ...

Giving birth is a real family affair for whales, reveals new research. Ground-breaking video shows female relatives – both ...

When a mother sperm whale gives birth, it is a remarkable team effort. Marine biologists have documented how multiple adult ...

Groundbreaking research shows female relatives — both young and old — acting as "midwives" as a sperm whale gives birth.

Researchers have documented the first known example of non-kin helping with the birth and postnatal care of a marine mammal.

A critically endangered Roloway monkey at the Accra Zoological Garden in Ghana has given birth after recovering from a severe ...

Scientists have newly described three extraordinary species of tree toad that leapfrog over the egg-to-tadpole stage. The females give birth on land to dozens of toadlets, each measuring just a few ...

Eggs helped animals conquer land—but most mammals stopped laying them. Why is that? Why do most animals lay eggs, while humans and most mammals give birth to live young? In this episode of Big Ideas ...