Ever imagined a wild animal trying to play tag with a human with no dangerous intent? Turns out, it’s not as rare as you’d ...

A brief look into the surprising species that have shown playful, friendly behavior toward humans — and why these interactions remain rare but fascinating.

Cats didn’t become house pets because humans needed them. They didn’t herd animals, pull carts, or guard property.

Ever since she was little, Sydney Morton knew she wanted to work in a career that allowed her to work with animals. She began ...

A new study reveals that red squirrels fed in city parks become pregnant 24 percent more often than forest females.

The tagging of wildlife provides important insights into their movements, physiology, and behavior amid globally changing ecosystems. However, the stress caused by capture, handling, and tagging can ...

When a wild orangutan in Sumatra recently suffered a facial wound, apparently after fighting with another male, he did something that caught the attention of the scientists observing him. The animal ...

When Walton Ford saw the 1933 film “King Kong,” he was entranced by the portrayal of this animal caught in the world of humans and how the movie showed the “cultural fear of all things wild.” Later, ...

While large predators like lions and sharks are commonly feared, small animals like hippos, and scorpions cause more human deaths annually.

As the weather continues to warm, more people head out to enjoy the outdoors. With those excursions, the possibility for contact with wildlife increases, as does the chance a wild animal may be sick.