Interacting with animals can make people feel calmer, less lonely and less anxious. A new study from the University of ...

There's a certain magic to a fall visit to the Zoo. Crisp air, crunchy leaves, and (if we're being honest) a lack of humidity ...

In my recent research, I evaluated the importance of positive stress to zoo and aquarium animal welfare and found it is ...

What if animals don’t just play, hunt, or solve problems but actually lose themselves in the task? Animal flow may challenge what we think we know about other ways of knowing.

His eyes focused on the pink, kibble-filled puzzle box they were holding—a programmable, lab-made device that’s part of an ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Another hot weekend is ahead, and the Kansas City Zoo is helping its animals and guests beat the heat. With more than 10,000 animals representing more than 200 species, the Kansas ...

For most mammals, cold suppresses neural activity and diminishes the sense of touch. But the thirteen-lined ground squirrel ...

A South Florida HVAC worker has been fired and arrested after Sanford police say he kicked a homeowner's dog, knocking it unconscious. Police say Richardson Noel, 43, of Broward County, turned himself ...

Pet owners, rescue agencies, and wildlife groups are calling for new safeguards as AI makes it harder to tell whether animals, from polar bears to house cats, are real or fake. Mibbby Butler was ...

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It's hard enough to get close to a giant anteater. But photographer Fernando Faciole made it his mission for a story documenting the new threats the animals face in Brazil. Two giant anteaters look up ...

Regarding your leader on bipartisan opposition to the use of animals in experiments, animal protection has always been supported by both parties (“Bipartisan and wrong”, August 8th). Decades ago PETA ...