I love animals in the most committed way possible. If replacing every human in my life with an animal were a viable lifestyle choice, I would have done it already. And believe it or not, I think they ...

Nature can be intense. Predators hunt prey, animals migrate across continents, and survival is a daily challenge. But sometimes nature is just plain hilarious. Whether it’s a bear flopping down spread ...

The persistent presence of humans and their infrastructure in U.S. national parks has yielded dramatic changes in the behaviors of large animals who live there, a new study has found. Even during the ...

In patterns that may sound familiar, long-term studies reveal what elderly deer, sheep and macaques are up to in their twilight years. By Tim Vernimmen / Knowable Magazine Published Jul 21, 2024 12:00 ...

Walnut was born on June 3, 1995, at the start of what would become an unusually hot summer, on an island called Rum (pronounced room), the largest of the Small Isles off the west coast of Scotland. We ...

Ecologists have long sought clarity on the dietary habits of different animal species. For scientists, it wasn't obvious how herbivores in Yellowstone National Park, who subsist on grasses, ...

Some animals appear lazy at first glance, spending large portions of the day asleep or resting. In reality, frequent naps ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For years, scientists could only guess when wild animals were asleep. Now, miniaturized versions of sleep lab equipment are ...

The way household dogs engage with TV may depend on their personalities, suggests research published in Scientific Reports. Excitable dogs were more likely to follow on-screen objects while fearful or ...