The animal-loving team at Ginger Cat captures animals having a blast and showing that fun doesn’t require opposable thumbs.

Music has the power to uplift mood, reduce stress, and improve overall well-being, not just in humans but in animals too. For some species, it can even strengthen the bonds with their keepers or ...

We project a great deal onto animals. They are elevated into ideals of love and fidelity (dogs, horses), and often they are reduced to objects and tools (cattle, pigs, horses again). Much of ...

Have you ever watched a bird fly high into the air, then plummet down toward the earth before swooping back up high, only to repeat again and again? Or perhaps you’ve smiled as you’ve watched two ...

They placed a hamster wheel in the wild to see whether mice would use it as they do in captivity. Not only did the wild mice play with the wheel, but frogs, rats, shrews, and even slugs also ...

The weather is getting warmer. Flowers are in bloom, the birds are singing, the bees are buzzing, and my allergies are killing me—spring is definitely in the air. One of my favorite parts of the ...

It is common for young animals, in particular mammals, to play. Researchers have for the first time mapped the development of play in young chickens. The results show that the young chickens spend ...