ANIMALS

Manatees are aquatic animals that live in coastal waters in several places throughout the world.

Though they’re technically the same animal, there’s an important difference between pigs and hogs. Boars are a different story altogether.

Your scruffy shelter tabby is every bit as beautiful as these pedigreed cats.

This can't be the only hedgehog-hat mix-up in history.

The Labradoodle is a beloved designer dog breed, but in the eyes of the dog's creator, it's a 'Frankenstein['s] monster.'

At some point, whether during the day or at night, all birds need to sleep. How do they do it?

Rabbits are much more than the cute, carrot-munching creatures pop culture makes them out to be.

Here's how to tell your hamsters from your gerbils and your gerbils from your guinea pigs.

As the thinking goes, sharks don’t get cancer, so the pills will keep you from getting it, too. But there’s a problem with that theory.

Whether they’re scaling skyscrapers or digging through your trash, raccoons are fascinating. Discover more about their habits, diet, and intelligence.

Where did the idea for a rabbit that gives away eggs really come from? Trace the origins of the Easter bunny, from pagan festivals to the influence of 18th century German immigrants in America.

In addition to being Earth’s largest living lizard, behavior like human-eating and grave-robbing are the Komodo dragon’s biggest claims to fame.