The Summer Olympic Games have begun with mostly hairless, bipedal athletes vying for gold. But how would record-breaking runners, such as the fastest man in the world Usain Bolt, fare against the wilder side of the animal kingdom? Full story
NBC's Kenny Rice takes a look at the horses that could be factors heading down the final stretch of the 2011 Preakness.
Here's how to harness your brain power to maximize productivity. Full story
"Animal Kingdom," the 20:1 longshot that finished first in the Kentucky Derby, was a longshot in more ways than one. Her owner, Barry Irwin, and trainer H. Graham Motion, explain why to TODAY's Jenna Wolfe.
A tiny sea mollusk uses eyes made of a calcium carbonate crystal to spot predators lurking above, researchers say of the first such rocky lenses found in the animal kingdom. Full story
While making decisions, we generally try to maximize outcomes, even if it means cooperating and sharing a reward with another person. But does this ability set humans apart from the rest of the animal kingdom? Full story
From monogamous spoonbills tofaithful owl monkeys, Julie Scardina, animal ambassador for SeaWorld and Busch Gardens, shows which cuddly creatures take lovin’ seriously in the animal kingdom..
MANDATORY BYLINE: PIC FROM JOEL SARTORE/NAT GEO STOCK/CATERS - (PICTURED: The eye of a Veiled Chameleon.) - What a sight! These are the eye opening images which capture the beauty in the eyes of the animal kingdom. The colourful pictures show the intricate differences and delicate detail of a variet
Animal Kingdom, with exercise rider David Nava up, gallops, Friday, June 10, 2011 at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y. Animal Kingdom, winner of the Kentucky Derby, is entered in Saturday's Belmont Stakes.
