Have you ever seen the world's smallest deer? Gustavo is the newest member of the Nashville Zoo, and his adorably tiny body will have you falling in love, too.

Keeping pets seems to be fairly recent behaviour in the timeline of human evolution. Columnist Michael Marshall turns to the ...

Dogs have been shaping—and being shaped by—humans for about 15,000 years, evolving from early partners of hunter-gatherers ...

When scientists started tickling rats in the lab, they picked up something completely unexpected on their microphones. What ...

Is there anything more fear-inducing in this world than a haircut? Whether it be the need to endure a cacophony of sensory nightmares, or the knowledge that a stylist who doesn't quite care enough ...

This behaviour may shed light on one of the defining features of our own species: our extraordinary relationships with other ...

"Cats have an inner circle of trusted cats and other humans because they are social animals, and they are selective about ...

With their enormous eyes and fluffy fur, slow lorises look like tiny stuffed animals—but they are actually the world’s only ...

You can never judge a book by its cover, no matter how cute it might be. And if you make that mistake with these animals, it could be one of the most painful experiences you’ll ever have. If nothing ...

Jumping spiders have become social media’s tiniest and unlikeliest animal celebrities. Their popularity as pets has been ...

But outside of the breeds who are considered livestock dogs, it’s understandable if they don’t get along with farm animals ...

A new analysis of GPS tracking data from 37 animal species, paired with cellphone location data from across the United States, shows that not only does animal behavior change when humans modify their ...