It’s easy to look at animals and feel like we don’t have much in common with them. Most don’t live in heated homes, sleep in ...

They’re social animals who bond deeply with their humans, but they can be shy or skittish at first, so gentle handling and ...

The LEGO Group has officially unveiled Series 28 of its Collectible Minifigures, which includes 12 new animal themed ...

Clear some space on your shelves as a new assortment of LEGOs are on the way like the new Mystery Minifigures Animals Series ...

The days of trash-talking raccoons may be coming to an end. A new study published in the journal Frontiers in Zoology found that city-dwelling raccoons are showing early signs of domestication — and ...

Even though our parents are probably happy and relieved to see us grow up and let go of some baby habits, our furry counterparts could just stay babies forever—that’s how cute little animals are!

P-aww — we knew it! Looking at photos and videos of adorable animals can significantly reduce stress and relieve anxiety, a new report claims. The University of Leeds in England and Tourism Western ...

Why do we feel the need to care for things that are cute, like puppies and kittens? Austrian biologist Konrad Lorenz came up with his "kinderschema" or child scheme, which is a list of physical ...

ASHEBORO, N.C. — North Carolina saw freezing temperatures overnight on Monday, Dec. 2, with some places lucky enough to see snowfall. The North Carolina Zoo in Asheboro was one of those lucky places, ...

We see them everywhere: videos of pets looking cute on social media. But are these videos really so cute—or are risks for the animals hiding in plain sight?

A young lion rests at the Nairobi National Park in Kenya in 2015. About 200,000 lions roamed across Africa a century ago. Today, there are fewer than 30,000. (Tony Karumba/AFP/Getty Images) There’s a ...