Have you ever seen a dog or cat nibble grass from the lawn? Many household pets, as well as birds, bees, lizards, elephants, and chimpanzees in the wild, sometimes eat things that cure their illnesses ...

Every year, at the end of August, Travis Livieri drives into the grasslands of South Dakota’s Conata Basin, where, armed with spotlights and syringes, he spends his nights scooping up subjects for a ...

Why can't we stop anthropomorphizing our animal friends and foes? Illustration by Emily Lankiewicz / Orca image from Christopher Michel via Wikimedia Commons under CC-BY 2.0 / Bird and dolphin via ...

It might seem astounding that a wild animal could survive a limb amputation and still thrive in the wild but videos from social media and research show this may be more common than people realise.

Wildlife trafficking has long posed an issue for authorities trying to wrangle a multi-billion-dollar illegal trade that often yields high profits for smugglers. What has already been a growing ...

Preventable incidents can pull time and resources away from conservation work.

Nearly 9% of Vietnamese wildlife farmers have been infected with hantavirus, pointing to the risks of current farming ...

They can act inadvertently witty, comically clumsy, laughingly foolish or simply truly funny. But are they aware of it? Do wild animals have a sense of humor? Or are humans the only species to possess ...

'Animal Ethics in the Wild' by Catia Faria. Source: Cambridge University Press, with permission. As a long-time field researcher, I've seen my share of pain, suffering, and death in various wild ...

This wildlife refuge in South Jersey is a hidden gem that has serene wetlands, forest trails, fascinating native animals, and ...