A monitor lizard, or Varanus salvator, joins the bird in front of the lens, blundering into the clearing as the bird once again shoots up its feathers and charges the lizard before darting off, the ...

For over two centuries, the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) has played a central role in this ...

Prosecutors say the 65-year-old bought animals like chimpanzees and tigers on the black market, fueling illegal poaching.

Circadian rhythms are an evolutionarily adaptive trait most animals possess. The circadian clock allows animals to ...

Scientists have uncovered DNA from 214 ancient pathogens in prehistoric humans, including the oldest known evidence of plague ...

Domestic animal overpopulation is undeniable. It occurs locally, nationally and globally. Measures to address the matter have evolved over the years. But certainly, ending the need for euthanasia in ...

Study in mice suggests potential for probiotic treatment. Although previous research has linked pesticide exposure to harmful ...

We’ve genetically selected dogs to want to be with us, and unfortunately this means many don’t cope well when they’re alone.

Killer whales are one of the most intelligent animals; only humans have a larger brain relative to their body size, according ...

Most existing teleoperation technologies cannot guide robots to complete tasks quickly and accurately in unstructured environments. Therefore, this article proposes an intelligent interaction ...

Long-tailed macaques given short videos were glued to scenes of fighting—especially when the combatants were monkeys they ...

When hunter-gatherers began living close to animals, the pathogens that cause the plague and leprosy got closer too.