Have you ever wondered whether your dog or cat experiences feelings of joy and sadness? How about whether or not wild animals love and grieve? Barbara J. King, an emerita professor of anthropology at ...

Orcas may join parrots and the other animals who can imitate human speech. A study examined a captive orca who is able to ...

In 2018, an orca in the Pacific Ocean’s Southern Resident population named Tahlequah refused to let go of her dead calf, ...

Apex predators, often referred to as top predators, are species that occupy the highest position in their food chains. Unlike ...

As the female orca known as Tahlequah once again carries the body of a dead calf through waters near Vancouver Island, for the second time in seven years, researcher Barbara J. King says there’s no ...

Scientists discovered ancient marine reptiles that reached unprecedented trophic levels. These creatures exceeded today’s top predators.

From the slow moving sloth to the misunderstood pitbull, this is your guide to various animal awareness days of each month.

There are five types of killer whale in Antarctica, but only three found in these waters, near the peninsula south of South ...

So, too, should we hope for a rebuilding of the shattered Gaza Strip — that project being an audacious act of hope in and of itself — the dawn of an era of justice and rights for Palestinians; an time ...

Dec. 17, 2024 — Scientists have discovered the oldest known animal with saber teeth: a predator that lived 270 million years ago. This animal, from before the age of the dinosaurs, was a dog ...