In China, the last female rafetus turtle is about to be introduced to her new home, where the last male is waiting to meet her.

A Texas-sized nation wedged between Russia and China, Mongolia has a long and proud history.

In the early 1930s, pandas were as much myth as reality outside of China. Few westerners had ever seen one of the animals alive.

The birth and survival of a panda cub signals hope for the world's most cherished endangered animals, in NATURE's The Panda Baby.

Hua Mei's birth made international headlines. On August 21, 1999, animal lovers rejoiced as she became one of just a handful of pandas ever born in captivity.

The tiny silkworm caterpillar is one of the more valued insects, spinning the shimmering threads that are crafted into smooth, cool bolts of shining silk.