A new hypothesis suggests that their vaunted intelligence and short-lived, solitary nature are all linked to a fourth trait.

A decades-old book romanticizes a time when children were free to capture wild animals for pets.

Some animals have been observed performing the same rituals over and over, leading scientists to speculate that they might have a sense of the sacred.

Behold, the ferret day care.

Storming into Gaza will fulfill Hamas’s wish.

Flying robots could offer a nonlethal way to keep wolves away from cattle.

The bird-flu panic is getting out of hand.

For a decade, zookeepers have known that something strange was stopping the giant animals’ hearts—now they’re beginning to trace the culprit to their guts.

In Ghana, capturing wild animals is a tradition and a valuable source of protein. But there’s a fear it’s spreading diseases.

A few glimpses into the varied features of South Carolina, and some of the animals and people calling it home