Zoology

People in ancient China grew a millennia-spanning friendship with wild felines long before domestic cats came on the scene

Some parts of Africa lack megaherbivores—salt scarcity in the environment could explain why

Most people in a recent survey saw sharks as neutral, coinciding with a global treaty to protect declining species

The calls of our closest living evolutionary cousins still hit an ancient target in the human brain

Pond frogs nonchalantly dined on the venomous insects, hinting at special mechanisms that help the amphibians avoid pain—and grisly deaths

Array of camera traps captures surprising images of tigers in the wild

Although the plume boom is over, bird feathers still push fashion’s cutting edge

Female vampire bats start to mimic each other over time, offering an intriguing hint into intimate animal social circles

Likely not, according to science

Macaques are surprisingly deft at keeping the beat to the Backstreet Boys

The massive mammals habituate to the presence of aerial monitoring thanks to their impressive memories

Feline DNA findings have switched up the timing and birthplace of our furry friends