Explore elephants in the wild! Learn about African and Asian elephant differences, trunks, tusks, eating/drinking habits, social behaviors, and their love for muddy water.

It seems that humans have always been fascinated by wild animals and compelled to capture and display them, with the first zoos appearing more than 4,000 years ago. Today, however, we know so much ...

The 2021 film "My Octopus Teacher" swept the world with its touching story of a South African man who befriends a wild octopus while ... Mary and author of "How Animals Grieve" (and other books ...

It’s true; today’s domesticated cats have more in common with their wild African ancestors than ... Cats are digitigrade animals, meaning they walk on their toes (also called digits).

But do wild animals also benefit from eating less? And if so, why? Some scientists are trying to move their experiments beyond typical lab conditions to answer these questions. Decades ago ...

Foxes are wild animals, meaning they should be treated with caution, but foxes are not typically aggressive or dangerous. The Humane Society explains foxes don’t often attack humans “except ...

That could change. And without keeping up with the virus's journey in wild animals, experts worry, humans will be caught unprepared and ill-equipped to tackle bird flu. "Ever since H5N1 [bird flu ...

'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 ...

In that era, government-sponsored extermination programs for native wild animals, like wolves and grizzly bears, were common. After the Endangered Species Act was passed in 1973, federal agencies ...