Not many creatures on Earth can pull off keeping a pride of curious lions at bay. But lions don’t want to get their soft ...

Plus, if you want an aquarium with multiple species, fiddler crabs also aren't a good choice. Unfortunately, many pet stores ...

You may also consider purchasing a paludarium, which is an aquarium that allows for both land and water-dwelling critters. Note that while some crabs can live in freshwater, others need some level ...

New research reveals that damage to these environments is pushing freshwater animals to the edge of extinction, with 24% of species in danger of being wiped out. Thousands of fish, crab and dragonfly ...

There’s only one freshwater hermit crab, Clibanarius fonticola, which is native to Vanuatu. Hermit crabs are omnivorous scavengers, eating microscopic mussels and clams, bits of dead animals ...

The assessment found that crabs, crayfish and shrimps face the highest extinction risk of the groups studied, with 30% under threat, followed by 26% of freshwater fish species, and 16% of ...

Freshwater aeglid crabs, particularly those belonging to the genus Aegla, are unique crustaceans endemic to southern South America. These crabs are primarily found in the river basins of Brazil ...

They combined this with data from the previously published red list for freshwater crabs, crayfishes and shrimps. In total, they assessed more than 23,000 species. The authors conclude that close ...

Almost a quarter of main freshwater animal species including fish, shrimps and crabs are threatened with extinction, worldwide research involving more than a thousand experts has found.