The post The Firefox Mystery: Why the Red Panda Is the World’s Loneliest Species appeared first on A-Z Animals. For nearly two centuries, the true classification of the red panda was a mystery.

SALT LAKE CITY — Caretakers at Utah's Hogle Zoo are mourning the death of Kiaria, an 8-year-old Chinese red panda. Kiaria died on Aug. 14 after her health significantly declined from gastrointestinal ...

Whether we're talking about animals or humans, gut microbes are essential for health, metabolism and protecting against infection. While captivity is known to alter the gut microbiota of wildlife, the ...