Scientists taught rats to play hide-and-seek in order to study natural animal behavior—but it was also fun, for both the researchers and the animals.
They’re the only animals, besides short-finned pilot whales, that do so.
As the smuggling of endangered species of animals and plants increases, protective laws remain easy to break and hard to enforce
A few glimpses of Ohio’s landscape, and some of the animals and people calling it home
A few glimpses of Connecticut's landscape, and some of the animals and people calling it home
For decades, the government has been carrying out an ambitious plan to mass vaccinate the wild animals by airplane.
A few glimpses of Colorado’s landscape, and some of the animals and people calling it home
A new group of “landscape-immersion” zoo designers are trying to break down visitors’ sense of security by reminding them that wild animals really are wild