That vacant, thousand-yard stare into a blank wall isn't a sign that your cat is pondering the futility of its existence.

Parental instinct in animals is usually tied to the survival of their species. But sometimes, animals surprise us.

John Boyd and Beth Anstandig with Buttercup, one of the horses at Hidden View Farm in Mequon, Wisconsin. For over 25 years, therapist Beth Anstandig has worked to provide people with the tools to ...

Spunky meerkats, playful clouded leopards, curious Mexican spider monkeys, and more were treated to gift-wrapped enrichment ...

Recently, I found my otherwise fearless dog freaking out in my basement, hiding in a corner. It was kind of funny … until the power went out. A few minutes later, my friend and neighbor Stew Smith, a ...

WHENEVER I venture the suggestion that either bird or animal has acted intelligently, my scientific friends begin to hoot. Only man can show signs of intelligence, they say; to which I reply that man ...

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Animals, including humans, can make surprisingly good decisions just based on the food in their stomach, new research suggests. The study, led by the University of Exeter and published in Proceedings ...

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Instinct Science, a leading provider of clinical-grade software for veterinary hospitals, today announced that the Cornell University Hospital for ...