Paws forward, butt up — time to play!

How is America dealing with the transition of pets from property to companions with rights?

Kinky is as kinky does, whether bat, bird, bee or human.

Do you ever stay up late wondering if there really is a dog?

While humans aren't good at reading guilt in animals, it doesn't mean dogs don't feel it.

Does conservation demand that a zoo kill healthy lions?

Being too happy, having too much fun on the run, or being too full of oneself may actually incur significant costs to animals.

A new study claims zoos provide a learning experience, but little more.

Animals have much to teach about compassion, lessons that resonate behind prison walls.

"Zoothanasia" is not euthanasia — there is nothing merciful about it.

There are alternatives to culling animals in cities, so why does the practice continue?

Allegations of abuse at Animal Planet raise questions about wildlife programs.

Animals don't use toilet paper, and don't need it, because they don't walk tall.

Rats express empathy in ways that are familiar to humans.

Is it ever right to kill for conservation?

Elephant females call the shots in elephant society.

2014 is starting as a year of strange animal stories.

2013 was a good year for animals.

Should you fear the carnivores migrating towards cities?

Are animal deaths at the National Zoo part of a systemic problem?

Death is not a humane solution for animal "pests."

Yes, animals were harmed in that film.

How are animals treated in a human-dominated world?

Do animals think in ways that mimic how some people with autism perceive their environment?