"It puffed up and hissed at me, and when that didn't work it did the dying act." ...

More than 70 dogs from Norman Animal Welfare took a cross-country flight Thursday morning, headed for rescues and new homes across the country. They will be flown by Peter Rork, founder of Dog Is My ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. When we think about the scope of our world’s diversity, ...

We project a great deal onto animals. They are elevated into ideals of love and fidelity (dogs, horses), and often they are reduced to objects and tools (cattle, pigs, horses again). Much of ...

When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission to help you make sense of the world has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our ...

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus recently kicked off a new nationwide tour following a six-year hiatus. But for the first time in the show’s century-and-a-half history, there will be no ...

The Fountain of Youth remains the stuff of legends for humans, but some incredible animals have seemingly found it. These creatures were here long before us, and they have the unique ability to ...

In order to effectively avoid and respond to predation, animals must first identify the presence of a potential predator. The ability to recognize predator cues is essential for the initiation of ...

When you’re talking about history, you don’t usually think of famous animals. But a few creatures actually did change the course of history, some in unexpected, even weird ways. A lioness raised like ...

All animals–from corgis to Greenland sharks, from dog ticks to toucans to you–descend from a common ancestor. The fossil record of animals, which runs back over 600 million years, can help us travel ...