Many millions of animals in the world have hair and for some, it’s essential to their survival as they need it for warmth.

she will remain a zoo animal, joining a group of guinea pigs who were also surrendered after uncontrolled breeding made them ...

Judilee Marrow, a veterinarian who specializes in zoological medicine at the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching ...

Sy Montgomery loves chickens. Not only those she has lived with — the “Ladies,” whose behavior she can detail at length — but ...

Cute features in babies and animals are more than just amusing—they trigger powerful evolutionary responses that help our species’ survival. Moo Deng, the baby pygmy hippo that has become ...

Oct. 15, 2024 — A study in the Cascade Range in Oregon of a tiny, elusive skunk found the animal can cover more ground than deer and is sensitive to climate change, ... Bonobos May Be More ...

When life seems a little too serious, there's nothing like animal jokes to make you roar (or hoot or howl) with laughter I’ve been a stand-up and improv comic for 30 years, and I know for a fact ...

Alcohol — and animals that love to consume it — is far more common in the natural world than scientists once believed, a study has found. Because ethanol — the kind of alcohol that forms ...

Human beings live every day with the understanding of our own mortality, but do animals have any concept of death? It's a question that has long intrigued scientists, fueled by reports of ants ...

Nov. 8, 2024 — Tool use isn't unique to humans. Chimpanzees use sticks as tools. Dolphins, crows, and elephants are known for their tool-use abilities, too. Now a report highlights elephants ...

Portland City Council candidate Sarah Silkie violated city campaign finance law by failing to disclose her top donor on a campaign ad that ran in the October edition of The Bee, a Sellwood ...