Wild animals are increasingly adjusting to urban environments through a process known as synurbization. That's an undoubtedly bad sign — and serves as a warning for how much nature has been damaged by ...

When people adopt a puppy, they assume their new furbaby is going to bring joy to their lives. Usually, this is the case—but there are exceptions. Take Sarah and Ian Coe, a married couple I ...

When the environment changes dramatically, animals from mollusks to crows can make big changes in their behavior that enable ...

Dear Cathy, I just got two little kittens. One ended up with diarrhea and did not make it to the litter box. He has been to ...

Small dogs seem to have been purposely crafted to melt even the coldest of hearts. On top of prancing around with adorableness, these cute creatures snuggle into designer handbags and are often seen ...

A tiger walks the same worn groove along the edge of its exhibit, like a broken record. A parrot methodically plucks out its own feathers until bare skin shows through. To a casual visitor, these can ...

Behavioral intervention in feline medicine often starts reactively. By the time a cat presents with anxiety or stress-related ...

(CNN) – New research shows homosexual sex between animals is more common than we think. Same-sex sexual behavior has been observed in more than 1,500 animal species. But, the new study shows it’s ...

Never underestimate the mind of a crow. Members of a family of birds that includes ravens, rooks, magpies, and jays, crows have been known to bend wire into hooks to retrieve food; drop nuts in a road ...