Beyond factors like genetics and environment, animal personality is also shaped by something more fundamental: the species ...

Every spring, people call to report they "rescued" young wildlife. That's not the case.

Psychologists know that childhood trauma, or the experience of harmful or adverse events, can have lasting repercussions on the health and well-being of people well into adulthood. But while the ...

This video shows the Okavango Delta in Botswana, a vast wetland ecosystem filled with shallow waterways, muddy riverbanks, floating vegetation, and wild animals living across the African landscape.

Step into the heart of the animal kingdom with “Life in the Wild,” a breathtaking 4K ULTRA HD showcase capturing wildlife in focus like never before. From intimate close-ups of animal behavior to ...

As a teenager in the 1970s, I worked on a typical dairy farm in England. Fifty cows grazed on lush pastures for most of their long lives, each producing about 12 liters of milk daily. They were loved ...

There are few things more joyful, if occasionally nerve-wracking, than having a pet in your home. And plenty of people agree. According to the American Pet Products Association, around 94 million ...

For this year’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition, celebrating its 60th anniversary, the Natural History Museum of London attracted a record-breaking 59,228 entries from photographers of ...

Books about writers’ dogs and cats are a literary staple. Now there’s a booming subset of memoirs about writers’ relationships with less domestic creatures. By Alexandra Alter Alexandra Alter’s ...

One of the biggest privileges of being a primatologist is spending time in remote locations with monkeys and apes, living near these animals in their habitats and experiencing their daily lives. As a ...