Farm animals look different from their wild counterparts in many ways, and one difference is consistent: their brains are smaller than those of their ancestors. From sheep to pigs to cows, ...

When a volunteer from Antioch Animal Services came into their building and said she saw what appeared to be a sick domesticated ferret on the ground outside in the parking lot, staffers quickly went ...

Ever wonder where the fur in that celebrity’s designer parka came from? Chances are, it came from a terrified mink in a tiny cage. About 85 percent of the fur used in coats, scarves, wraps, and other ...

Matt Hunt was inside his home at 6 1/2 Mile Road in Emmett Township when his three children ran in to tell him about their rare nature experience. While exploring on the family's 7 1/2-acre property ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. More than 2,000 mink, similar to this one shown in a photo from the Ohio Division of Wildlife, were released last week from Tonn's ...

The North American Animal Liberation Press Office says they do not know the identity of the vandals who illegally released 40,000 mink into a populated area, but they definitely see the act as a ...

When people picture a mink, they often jump straight to fur — big, elaborate coats like Cruella de Vil’s in Disney’s animated 101 Dalmatians. They’re not wrong: the fur trade helped shape early Oregon ...