Baby giraffe now visible to visitors to Disney's Animal Kingdom theme park. Aella has moved to the savanna.
These interspecies friendships prove that anybody can get along if they really put their minds to it.
Our next-level sense of touch is what separates us from the rest of the pack.
A review of hundreds of scientific studies finds that the label “promiscuous” is applied to a surprisingly wide range of mating behaviors in animals.
Tired of social distancing? We might want to take a few pro tips on how we can do it better from our animal friends.
Check out the tips and guide to landlords for Handling Companion Animal Requests from American Apartment Owners Association.
A hurt rabbit pins back its ears and narrows its eyes—part of a "grimace scale" that tells us how animals feel discomfort.
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From myths about black cats to the healing powers of animals, Dr. Marty Becker shares some off-beat beliefs about cats and dogs.
Most snack on feces because it contains some undigested food—and thus vital nutrients—that would otherwise go to waste, experts say.
One bird can fly more than 7,000 miles without stopping to feed, drink, or rest.
A new study sheds light on the bewildering history of the world’s tallest land animal.
I have always fantasized about having the same powers as Doctor Dolittle — mostly because knowing exactly what animals are thinking and feeling would be some really valuable information to have. For instance, why does my dog bark at the vacuum cleaner or hide in a corner whenever the lightest bit of rain starts to...
Many factors go into people’s choice of dogs. Animal welfare isn’t always top of the list, but could this change?
A few tips from animal experts on readjusting to schedules that don’t include 24/7 cuddles.
These pterosaurs had wingspans as long as 33 feet, and scans of fossilized remains reveal a surprise in their anatomy.
When you think of a “great” mom, certain qualities like patience, dedication and love likely come to mind. After all, those are the qualities that, as humans, we value in our own mothers. …
What's going on inside the brains of animals? Can we know what, or if, they're thinking and feeling? Carl Safina thinks we can. Using discoveries and anecdotes that span ecology, biology and behavioral science, he weaves together stories of whales, wolves, elephants and albatrosses to argue that just as we think, feel, use tools and express emotions, so too do the other creatures – and minds – that share the Earth with us.
Is he smelling other animals on the person? Is it something else? We investigate why dogs love smelling some people and ignore others.