One of the earliest memories for many of us is getting our first pet. Whether it was our family dog or a tropical fish we ...

Every couple of years, a new collection of animals find their way into the mainstream. It used to be lions, tigers, and even ...

At Toy Fair, the big industry convention in NYC, the search for the next Labubu was on. For years, capybaras and axolotls have been the hot plush toy. Now, highland cows may be next. Toymakers at the ...

The amount of interest in the nature of nonhuman animal (animal) minds and what's in them seems to grow daily. In keeping with this burgeoning interest, today was a very good day for writing about two ...

Cat Larrison wasn’t feeling well when her five-year-old thought of a way to help. “He came up and licked my arm!” Larrison says. “It was as sweet as it was soggy.” Her son was imitating one of his ...