Interestingly, carnivorous fish like tuna, salmon, and swordfish don’t fall under this “humans don’t eat carnivores” rule.

Animals more likely to eat their young are those with faster reproductive cycles. “Species that have large broods might be ...

Animals have evolved to eat a lot of different things, even stuff that barely passes for food, and it shapes our entire lives from what we look like to where we live. Today, we’ll talk about why being ...

My friend, Susan in Santa Monica, posted a photo of herself on social media in a state of blissful repose, a white rat perched atop her chest. I recoiled at the sight of it. I phoned her and asked, ...

Squirrels gnaw off holiday bulbs, raccoons steal ornaments and deer devour wreaths. Wildlife mischief-makers come in all ...

Wood ducks thrive on a flexible diet of acorns, plants, and insects, helping them recover across North America.

One of the earliest known fossil animals, Dickinsonia lived on the sea floor over a half billion years ago. Based on traces of a biochemical marker, coprostanol, UC Davis paleobiologists propose that ...

In recent months, unusual wildlife behaviours have been trending across social platforms, especially topics that challenge what we normally expect from the natural world. One such behaviour that ...

Cultural traditions such as Christmas influence the moral judgments of children about eating animals. That's according to new ...