After centuries of sustained effort, zebras remain evidence that domestication depends less on human ambition than on ...

City-dwelling raccoons are physically changing as they adapt to human environments. They are, however, still wild animals.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. A domesticated animal is one that has been bred and adapted ...

There are few things more joyful, if occasionally nerve-wracking, than having a pet in your home. And plenty of people agree.

In the largest study of its kind, scientists have accurately documented the massive change in animal morphology over the last 1,000 years, with domesticated animals growing larger across the board and ...

The clever, adaptable urban raccoon may be evolving a shorter snout — a key physical trait of pets and other domesticated animals. The new finding describes what a biologist says could be the first ...

Many domestic animals can prosper in the wild despite having adapted to thousands of years in captivity. This phenomenon offers an interesting window into the process of adaptation to natural ...

Videos of friendly, gentle foxes approaching humans, seemingly wanting to play, are going viral on TikTok. But just because a species is sociable doesn't necessarily make it domesticated. An urban red ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS)—The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) urges people to stay safe during the bird flu outbreak. The DNR reports that highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), more ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Domestic Bactrian camels in the Altai province of western Mongolia. Joel Berger/Wildlife Conservation Society, CC BY-ND Fatal ...