Visitors to Penitentiary Glen Reservation learned just how difficult it can be to grow up in the wild – and the ways that wildlife specialists care for wild animals – during Lake Metroparks’ March 29 ...

Wild animals do not read your intentions. They do not care that you were “only trying to help,” “only... The post The wild ...

What happens when a wild animal stops seeing people as something to avoid? Backyard wildlife rescue often begins with tenderness: a bottle, a towel, a quiet corner of a garage. Yet the same close ...

In the movie Hoppers, scientists “hop” human consciousness into animal-like robots to talk to other species. We asked the ...

Have you ever seen a dog or cat nibble grass from the lawn? Many household pets, as well as birds, bees, lizards, elephants, and chimpanzees in the wild, sometimes eat things that cure their illnesses ...

When pandemic-related shutdowns kept people at home in early 2020, wild mammals roamed more freely across the landscape, according to a large global study that was published in Science on Thursday.

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 ...

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GPS-enabled tracking collars allow scientists to learn a lot about wild animals, but the devices do have one major drawback – limited battery life. A new tracker gets around that limitation, as it's ...