A detailed genomic investigation of a Denver Zoo outbreak shows how SARS-CoV-2 can rapidly diversify and adapt after crossing species, offering a rare real-world view of viral evolution beyond humans.

The CDC describes rat lungworm as a parasite found in rats, whose larvae are shed in rat feces and then taken up by snails ...

Johnson the capybara and Al the Brazilian tapir, were euthanized Feb. 20 after a decline in both animals' health ...

The AJC's Fraser Jones takes a behind-the-scenes look at how nearly 1,000 animals are fed daily at Zoo Atlanta. From fresh produce deliveries three times a week to specialty diets for lions, elephants ...

Overall, people are better at detecting the intensity of the emotion in zoo animals rather than whether it’s a good or bad one. Humans were better at recognizing negative zoo animal emotions than ...

BILL AND JULIE THAT IS INTENSE. OKAY. THANKS, BILL. AND IT’S NOT JUST HUMANS THAT HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE HEAT OVER AT THE HENRY DOORLY ZOO, THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF ANIMALS BRAVING THE HIGH TEMPS AND ...

We like to draw a line between humans and animals, a clear divide built on memory, empathy, and invention. But that line doesn’t always hold. Apes steal territory. Parrots ace memory tests. Bees react ...

The plight of a young, abandoned macaque monkey in Japan has tugged at heartstrings around the world. If we recognise animals' capacity for distress, what responsibility does that entail?

On an early morning in June, wearing purple latex gloves, Chandlar Carlile stood with a sharpened knife slicing through papaya, honeydew, lettuce and an assortment of other produce inside a shiny ...