These slow-moving, eucalyptus-eating marsupials native to Australia are beloved for their sweet demeanors and distinctly non-human adorableness. However, koalas do share one feature in common with ...

Some animals actively use trickery to catch prey or escape being caught by predators and this can be very sophisticated.

We project a great deal onto animals. They are elevated into ideals of love and fidelity (dogs, horses), and often they are reduced to objects and tools (cattle, pigs, horses again). Much of ...

Raising money for rescued cats, dogs, and other homeless animals is serious business — and it requires a bit of creativity. Sure, you could just ask for donations. Or, you could put on a doggy fashion ...

I've studied various aspects of play behavior in a wide variety of nonhuman animals (animals) for decades, focusing mostly on members of the "dog family" (canids), while some of my students have ...

They can act inadvertently witty, comically clumsy, laughingly foolish or simply truly funny. But are they aware of it? Do wild animals have a sense of humor? Or are humans the only species to possess ...

The Topeka Zoo hosted a day of Easter fun.

The natural world is wildly diverse, filled with thousands of animal species, each flaunting its own bizarre quirks. And, as a playful twist on that famous Animal Farm quote goes: all animals are ...

The Nikon Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards has reached its conclusion and announced the amusing images of funny animals that have won its 2024 contest. Lauded as “the funniest and most popular ...