Animals
Greyhound racing is increasingly rare worldwide. New Zealand now plans to outlaw it
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand plans to outlaw greyhound racing because too many dogs are hurt or killed, the ...
These Rats Learned to Drive—and They Love It
THIS ARTICLE IS republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. We crafted our first rodent car from a ...
The Secret Electrostatic World of Insects
When England’s team exposed caterpillars to electric fields similar to those generated by a flying wasp, caterpillars displayed defensive behaviors ...
How Cells Resist the Pressure of the Deep Sea
To study the cell membranes of deep-sea animals, the biochemist Itay Budin (center) joined forces with marine biologists Steve Haddock ...
Animal rights groups object to Buckingham Palace guard’s distinctive bearskin caps
LONDON — An animal rights group trying to get real fur out of the bearskin caps worn by King’s Guards ...
Late French film star Alain Delon wanted his dog buried with him. The dog gets to live
PARIS — Before he died this week, French film icon Alain Delon once suggested he wanted his beloved sheepdog Loubo ...
‘Banksy woz ere.’ London Zoo is the latest to remove street artist’s animal mural for protection
LONDON — The gorilla and other animals that appeared to have escaped from the London Zoo in Banksy ‘s most ...
Auckland woman imprisoned for two months after failing to care for dog so obese it could not move
rewrite this content and keep HTML tags A woman has been sentenced to two months in prison because he was ...
The Bird Flu Threat Keeps Growing
Ongoing outbreaks of avian influenza have decimated poultry flocks and wild birds across the United States and worldwide. The virus, ...
Three little piggies at a yoga class = maximum happiness
SPENCER, Mass. — Three little piggies went to a yoga class. Their human companions had a blast. Wilbur, Charlotte and ...
