This insect looks—and sounds—like anything but a run-of-the-mill roach. Madagascar hissing cockroaches are one of many fascinating animal species to hail from the island of Madagascar.

It's that time of the year. Zoos around the country are gearing up to help lovers "honor" exes who did them dirty this Valentine's Day. The Fort Worth Zoo in Texas for example, is holding a ...

Crews saw iguanas and “hissing cockroaches,” and some firefighters were “freaked out” by snakes, he said. “That’s one really cool thing about my job: you never run into the same thing ...

Schanee Anderson from the Sedgwick County Zoo talked about the Madagascar hissing cockroach during Tuesday's Wildside segment. She also talked about Wild Lights opening on Oct. 16. Schanee ...

The heaviest specimen recorded weighed 33g. Madagascan hissing cockroaches are popular pets. They fire air out of spiracles (holes) in their bodies to make a hissing noise. Cockroaches were the ...