Columnist Dorothy Wilhelm reflects on the evolution of the Easter Bunny, the adoption of new pets, and, um, chicken enemas.

Scroll through social media, and you’re bound to spot an “exotic pet,” an animal companion that isn’t a farm animal or a ...

National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day is on April 30. To celebrate, NPR wants to know how your pet has changed your life. We would ...

They play like cats and pounce on things. They love being carried. They snuggle up to their parents and adore being cuddled.

Sheba pet food is searching for a domestic cat in the U.S. with links to the feline nobility of ancient Egypt with help from ...

For better vigilance of its wildlife, especially with a rising leopard population and its prey, foresters at Asola Bhatti ...

A field trip to the zoo turns deadly after Xander and a clique of mean-spirited kids become possessed by the spirit of a demonic breed of hyena.

They are often disparaged as ugly, sly and cruel scavengers but for South African artist Hannelie Coetzee, hyenas are symbols ...

Cobras are highly poisonous. But the fierce, agile, intelligent mongoose has a unique advantage—resistance to snake venom!

What is being touted as the largest, most comprehensive count of African lions in Uganda has painted a grim picture in some areas and a marked hope for others.That is according to a report by three of ...