A video showing a woman standing entirely too close to a bear at Great Smoky Mountains National Park ignited frustration ...

A poignant observation at Gold Shaw Farm explores the capacity for emotional complexity and mourning within the duck flock.

By midlife, an animal's everyday behaviors can signal how long it is likely to live. That is the striking conclusion of a new study in which researchers put scores of short-lived fish under continuous ...

When a wolf pack runs down its prey, the first on the scene is often the raven. Even before the predators have had time to dig in, the ravens are already in line, waiting to take advantage of the odd ...

In 1974, philosopher Thomas Nagel posed a deceptively simple question: "What is it like to be a bat?" His point wasn't really about bats. He was offering a provocative challenge about the limits of ...

In a new experiment, raccoons continued opening fresh doors and latches on a puzzle box even after they had claimed the food reward inside. That persistence is a bit perplexing. Researchers think the ...

Each February, crowds gather at Gobbler’s Knob in Pennsylvania to watch Punxsutawney Phil predict the weather. In 2026, the famous groundhog saw his shadow, which tradition says means six more weeks ...

Tahlequah is an endangered orca that calls the calm, nutrient-rich waters of the Pacific Northwest home. In 2018, the 26-year-old cetacean made headlines across the world as a symbol of animal grief ...

Crying is one of the most recognizable human emotional signals. Tears appear when people experience grief, relief, joy, or ...

By manipulating animals to do wonderful things, we may become numb to their real wonder.

Hanna Bowers posted a video of her dog Mae having her nightly “barking fit” but has no idea why – some viewers had a few ideas.

In the age of endless scrolling, these clips seem almost ordinary. A penguin walking away from its colony across the Antarctic ice. A baby monkey clut.