A new study suggests humans belong in an elite “league of monogamy,” ranking closer to beavers and meerkats than to ...

I think this industry is horrific,” says Nina Jackel “It’s incredibly cruel, completely needless and driven purely by human ...

Nature is full of surprises, but few are as fascinating as hybrid animals, creatures born from crossing two different species ...

Many of us love animals, but there are some—like the rattlesnake—that we find difficult to sympathize with. I don’t wish these creatures any harm, but when I compare a rattlesnake to, say, an adorable ...

Born in the 1880s, Gramma the Galapagos tortoise lived through world wars and pandemics while becoming a symbol of ...

Why do we find some animals cute? The answer has evolutionary roots. It is thought that animals that in some way resemble ...

An exhibition called "Paws on Parchment" tracks how cats were depicted in the Middle Ages through texts and artworks from around the world—including one example of a 15th-century "keyboard cat" ...

Finding a mate is hard in the animal kingdom! As these strangest animal mating rituals show, it sometimes gets even more complicated after you do.

On Thursday, Jan. 15, the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission will vote on the final wolverine restoration plan alongside compensation rules for ranchers should livestock losses occur. The plan ...

After swimming about 60m, I notice a big, murky cloud. It’s blood, though it looks greenish in the water, and I realise that ...

There are few things more joyful, if occasionally nerve-wracking, than having a pet in your home. And plenty of people agree.