A dog’s cuddles, a cat plopping into a nap, or a panda bear ambling up a tree may be just the mood boost we crave that lands ...

Keith said watching her son learn to name the trees and plants and animals around him has given him a special connection to ...

Have you ever wondered whether your dog or cat experiences feelings of joy and sadness? How about whether or not wild animals love and grieve? Barbara J. King, an emerita professor of anthropology at ...

Kennedy Jr. once stealthily deposited a dead bear cub, stands a bronze statue to another animal: Balto, the husky that, 100 years ago this month, played a leading role in a daring and perilous rescue ...

In the mythic geography book Shan Hai Jing (Classic of Mountains and Seas), many gods hold snakes or hang snakes around their ears, or have a snake’s body, as a mark of their extraordinary abilities, ...

Humans have been constructing animal statues for thousands of years. It is a way for us to convey our deep bond with the ...

Why wait in line for a far-off glimpse of pandas when you can snuggle with cows, stretch with goats or sip tea with kittens?

A new study shows how animal sacrifices in Teotihuacán reveal ancient rituals and cultural connections of people 2,000 years ago.

The Library of Michigan chooses books published the previous year that are about Michigan or the Great Lakes or are written ...