When it starts to get cold, squirrels scurry around caching for the winter. But what is squirrel caching, and why do they do ...

The Tasmanian devil has one of the most distinct — and terrifying — sounds of any creature. Learn why it's so fierce and then ...

Did you know that every animal has its own unique footprint? Just like people have fingerprints, animals leave footprints behind that make it easy to identify what type of animal has been around even ...

Dog owners know that sometimes dogs tend to linger around the kitchen — particularly at mealtime, likely hoping for a scrap to haphazardly make its way onto the floor and into their belly. Well, there ...

Elephants are known for being wildly intelligent and incredibly social. They’re also one of the few animals — aside from humans — that grieve for their dead. They form tight social bonds with their ...

Every year without fail, while piling my plate with Thanksgiving fare, I’ll spy the longing eyes of my two mutts. They’re too polite to beg, but not so good at masking their desires. I’m not so good ...

Thank you for the informative article on monarch butterflies. I have a few native milkweed plants in my yard in semi-rural northern Illinois that grow every year and have seen at least one caterpillar ...

Finding time to walk your pups during daylight hours can prove difficult as the days grow shorter. Many days, you’re getting the kids to school and yourself to work before the sun rises, and by the ...

According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN), the Yangtze giant softshell turtle is critically endangered. This is the most threatened conservation ...

What’s the first thing you do when you wake up? Do you snooze your alarm? Grab a bite to eat? Get ready for the day? Well, if you’re a gibbon, your morning routine is a bit different — it involves a ...