Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. A domesticated animal is one that has been bred and adapted ...

You might think you know which animals and plants are considered "domesticated" or “domestic” and which ones aren't—but a new definition has launched a big debate among scientists. Scientists are ...

Though dogs are so close genetically to wolves that many taxonomists consider them to be a subspecies, most people wouldn’t let a wolf lick their hand as readily as a Shih Tzu. When animals are ...

We’ve all heard of lions, tigers, and bears — but what about axolotls, quokkas, and narwhals? We’ve collected the ultimate ...