These slow-moving, eucalyptus-eating marsupials native to Australia are beloved for their sweet demeanors and distinctly non-human adorableness. However, koalas do share one feature in common with ...

I've studied various aspects of play behavior in a wide variety of nonhuman animals (animals) for decades, focusing mostly on members of the "dog family" (canids), while some of my students have ...

Cute animals doing funny things have always ruled the internet — some of the first viral sensations, like Keyboard Cat and Sneezing Baby Panda, became instantly memeified. At a time when people might ...

From playful goats to gentle pigs, the best farm animals to have as pets bring charm, personality, and a little country magic ...

The first film at Fantastic Fest I saw this year was Primate, a horror movie about a beloved pet chimp getting rabies and, well, you know how that ends up going. Johannes Roberts, who is no stranger ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Hannah Osborne is the planet Earth and animals editor at Live Science. Prior to Live Science, she ...

Social media is awash with videos of cats and dogs getting startled or hurt for our entertainment. We should all be more ...

Why can't we stop anthropomorphizing our animal friends and foes? Illustration by Emily Lankiewicz / Orca image from Christopher Michel via Wikimedia Commons under CC-BY 2.0 / Bird and dolphin via ...