Understanding intelligence in the animal kingdom isn’t as simple as ranking species from most intelligent to least. There’s ...

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 ...

Nature doesn’t just surprise us; it prototypes ideas we’d swear came from a movie. Some animal skills look like planned gadgets: built-in sonar, living bridges, and even tool belts. Others are old ...

I just got two little kittens. One ended up with diarrhea and did not make it to the litter box. He has been to the vet and received meds for dehydration and a sinus infection. I have cleaned the ...

When people think about intelligent animals, they usually imagine dogs that follow commands or cats that understand routines.

As humans, it’s easy to say, “that’s smart!” when we see these kinds of interesting and successful tactics. And for some ...