Elizabeth MeLampy offers an eye-opening and disturbing account of what happens at these gatherings and what the animals feel ...

A flick of an ear, the flash of a dark wet eye. A tawny hide, quivering with an impulse for movement. Researchers searched the dense underbrush for any sign of the newborn elk calf. It was important ...

“He was sequestered to a dark, lonely basement and put in a wire crate. Apparently someone in the house did not like the dog, ...

Fish like roach that migrate between lakes and streams have larger eyes with bigger pupils, improving vision in low light.

This superstition about black cats and other black animals in general has shaped people’s preferences about animals. It’s left its mark on things such as lower adoption rates for black cats and ...

The search for the shy and elusive dog has been something of a painstaking, trust-building exercise for those trying to bring ...