Source: Belinda Recio, with permission. By exploring animal biology and behavior, as well as the cultural roles that animals play in symbolism, mythology, and traditions, Belinda Recio's new ...

LOS ANGELES — During a recent visit to Japan, I happened upon one of its novelty animal cafés, one specializing in owls. What I initially mistook for taxidermy specimens were live birds; the owls ...

Humans! They do like their words. Studies–by scientists who stuck recording devices on them and then counted–suggest that they speak some 16,000 words a day. Vervet monkeys, prairie dogs and European ...

In The Inner Life of Animals: Love, Grief, and Compassion— Surprising Observations of a Hidden World, author Peter Wohlleben expertly blends anecdote, personal observation, scientific conclusion, and ...

Novels might be the most humanist of art forms. They became popular just as humans started to believe they were the center of life on earth, and they’ve been the go-to form ever since for writers ...

A baby’s first toy is often a soft stuffed bear. Soon, children may meet Winnie the Pooh and Paddington. They learn that these bears are kindhearted and polite with a good moral compass, cravings for ...