Why is it that a squirrel may calmly take food from a picnic table while a deer runs as if its life depends on it at the snap ...

For many animals, moonlight changes everything from the way they hunt to how they protect themselves or find mates. Some adapt for survival, while others take advantage of the extra light in ...

The national parks of the United States hold great natural wonders and complex, varied ecosystems. A new study demonstrates that human presence in the parks, including everything from visitors and ...

Why do humans have language and other animals apparently don't? It's one of the most enduring questions in the study of mind and communication. Across all cultures, humans use richly expressive ...

A new study found that subtle differences in an animal’s behavior by midlife can predict how long it is likely to live.

It's not only humans that do some sketchy, questionable stuff. Animals in the wild have their own peculiarities, too, and these weird animal behaviors usually don't go unnoticed. And by weird, we ...

OMAHA’S HENRY DOORLY ZOO, KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN FOR SENSORY OBJECTS INSIDE EXHIBITS. THOSE OBJECTS KEEP ANIMALS ENGAGED, AND KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN’S ANNA BEHNING TAKES US THERE. SO CAITLIN, AS THE ...

When people adopt a puppy, they assume their new furbaby is going to bring joy to their lives. Usually, this is the case—but there are exceptions. Take Sarah and Ian Coe, a married couple I ...

Animals do not plan their own deaths, yet some of the ways they die feel painfully self-inflicted. Researchers who have ...

One of the world’s most beloved and influential primatologists and conservationists has died. Jane Goodall spent more than half a century studying chimpanzees and advocating for animal rights and ...