15 Strangest Animals People Have Kept as Pets

Forget fluffy puppies and purring kittens; some people have a fondness for the truly peculiar when it comes to their animal ...
AOL

15 Animals That Are Both Creepy and Cool

The animal kingdom is full of creatures that spark both fascination and fear. They may be misunderstood and even downright creepy, but each one plays a crucial role in the wild. Here are 15 animals ...
Psychology Today

Why Wild Animals Talk and What They're Saying to One Another

Nonhuman animals (animals) are constantly "talking" with one another using sounds, smells, visual signals, and various combinations thereof. In his fascinating new book titled Why Animals Talk: The ...
AOL

From Wild To Mild: 10 Untamed Animals With Pet-Like Behaviors

When we think of pets, we picture wagging tails, soft purrs, and playful chirps, creatures that share our homes, our routines, and often our hearts. Wild animals, on the other hand, are usually ...
NPR

'That's a bloodbath': How a federal program kills wildlife for private interests

When Andrew Bardwell drives around the ranch he manages near Augusta, Montana, he keeps a rifle in the back seat of his pickup truck. Grizzly bears have started venturing into the property's thousands ...
The Conversation

Wild animals can experience trauma and adversity too − as ecologists, we came up with an index to track how it affects them

Professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, University of California, Los Angeles Xochitl Ortiz Ross has received funding ...