Playing is a common sight across numerous species. It’s evident in the pair of bear cubs tumbling down a riverbank, or a kitten pouncing on a loose thread, or a pod of dolphins riding the waves of a ship. But beneath the surface of this phenomenon…
Are you one of the millions of people who adore animals but suffer from allergic reactions when around them? Unfortunately, around 10 to 20 percent of the world’s population is allergic to cats or dogs, so if you are, you are not alone. This does not…
Mythical creatures appear in nearly every culture around the world. Some of the more common ones that come to mind are unicorns, dragons, hippogriffs, and phoenixes, just to name a few. While they remain confined to the realms of myth and fantasy, many of them were…
Have you ever experienced the soothing feeling when you pet a dog or watch some fish swim? There’s actually a science behind this and it’s known as animal assisted therapy that can be explained as ”goal-oriented, planned, structured, and documented therapeutic intervention directed by health and…
You might have heard that humans are the only animals that have language, yet that is only true to an extent. Sure, we have vocabulary and grammar, but are those the only conditions that define a language? In reality, animal communication comes in many forms. Specifically,…
Immortalized in Game of Thrones, The dire wolf was a legendary predator of the Ice Age. And now it is walking the Earth again. Scientists from Colossal Laboratories and Biosciences have announced a breakthrough in de-extinction efforts. They used advanced cloning techniques to “bring back” this…
When you’re walking your dog, have you ever noticed that they will go sniff a plant and then promptly try to eat it? Obviously, our first reaction is to tug them away from the plant because who knows if that random plant on the side of…
When you think about the most interesting part of a horse, you might think of their lithe, agile body or their deadly hooves. Yet, the most unique part of the horse is their digestion. It’s not like the human digestive system with a simple stomach, but…
