ANIMALS

Now You Can Buy Adorable Wigs For Your Pets

Now anyone can have a perfectly coiffed companion.

Like Humans, Dogs Understand Both Tone and Vocabulary

Your beloved pup is paying attention both to what you say and how you say it.

UK Nonprofit Hires Its First Hedgehog Officer

Sorry, would-be hedgehog tenders. The job has been filled.

10 Lovable Facts About the Peruvian Inca Orchid

Meet the (cuddly) national dog of Peru.

Some Catfish Are Eating A Large Amount of Mice, Study Finds

Lesser salmon catfish love gobbling up mice, just like cats.

Elephant Footprints Are Swimming Pools For Invertebrates

Every time an African elephant takes a step, it inadvertently creates a home for other animals.

Fig Pollination Is Incredible (And Probably Results In You Eating Mummified Wasps)

The fruit and its wasp have been evolving together for millions of years.

Adriaen van de Venne via Wikimedia // Public Domain

A Rare Dodo Skeleton Is Coming Up for Auction

The composite skeleton is "95% complete," and nothing like it has come up for auction in over a century.

Rebecca Lai via Flickr Creative Commons // CC BY 2.0

Rats Use Their Whiskers to Follow the Wind

Researchers say the rodents sense airflow through the movement of their whiskers.

Sea Snakes May Surf Thousands of Miles on Ocean Waves

The yellow-bellied sea snake may be capable of traveling great distances by drifting along ocean currents.

The Kind-hearted Chaos of NYC’s Only Wildlife Rehabilitation Center

The Wild Bird Fund cares for thousands of avian patients every year.

Chicago’s Midway Airport Now Has a Bathroom Just for Pets

Airports are now required to have pet relief areas, making doggie pit stops a more common sight in terminals.

When Australia Went To War With Its Emus

In the summer of 1932, a mass migration of 20,000 emus began moving west from the birds’ breeding grounds and toward the coast, threatening countless farmers’ livelihoods.

8 Animals That Get Their Color From Food

Some critters get their hues from their diet.

A lithograph of "ruby amphitheater," as it was printed in The Sun.

Beavers and Bat People: The Great Moon Hoax of 1835

In the summer of 1835, New York's 'The Sun' newspaper confirmed there was life on the lunar surface—including bat-people—and readers believed it.

Watch Two 70-Year-Old Women Hunt for Sea Snakes

Yoko and Setsuko are the black-banded sea krait's most fearsome predators.

10 International Cat Celebrities

Cats all over the world have their own fan clubs.

11 Naturally Selected Facts About the Galápagos Islands

In 1835, Charles Darwin arrived at the island chain that would shape his theory of natural selection.

Moths Use Their Long Tails to Confuse Bat Sonar

Crafty!

11 Toothy Facts About Gharials

Once a widespread predator, the strange, skinny-jawed gharial is now critically endangered and has been restricted to a handful of Nepalese and northern Indian rivers. Here’s everything you should know about the world’s most unusual crocodilian.

Michael Schmid via Wikipedia Commons // CC BY 2.0

In Australia, 'The World’s Deadliest Bird' Commits String of Break-Ins

Australia is urging residents not to feed the modern dinosaurs.

Plight of Injured Toucan Sparks Global Movement—and New Animal Planet Documentary

'Toucan Nation' follows the story of a wounded toucan named Grecia.

Edinburgh Zoo's Knighted Penguin Gets Promoted to Brigadier

Brigadier Sir Nils Olav is the most highly-decorated bird in the world.

8 Inanimate Objects That Have Been Swallowed By Snakes

Most serpents are not what you’d call discerning diners.

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