In early June, wildlife rehabber Jane Newhouse was placing a group of orphaned ducklings in a warm brooder when one of them caught her eye. “He was struggling to walk,” Newhouse told The Dodo. “His ...

Linguists say this joyful weirdness isn’t random—it’s rooted in how humans build bonds, play with sound, and treat animals like family.

His system of nomenclature and classification is fundamental to the study of not just evolution but of taxonomy and ...

We all have at least one friend that treats their dog like an actual human child. Scientists think you shouldn't be a hater: ...

An alphabet of animals by Simpkin, Marshall and Co.,publisher; Winks and Son,publisher Publication date 1865 Topics Animals -- Juvenile poetry., Alphabet rhymes., Chapbooks -- Specimens., Chapbooks -- ...

A staffer at a museum in Washington, D.C., was surprised to spot a duck on a fifth-story terrace. Yet the webbed-footed ...

Librarian Linda Smith guided the family of twelve through busy streets while her colleague captured the heartwarming journey on camera.