animals
Only Street Dogs Are Real Dogs
Purebreds don’t satisfy the biological definition of a species.
How an Elephant Loses Its Tusks
Elephants without tusks are a response to the selective pressure of poaching.
Fish Can Be Smarter Than Primates
To understand the plurality of intelligence, look under water.
Why the Songbird’s Serenade Is Going Off Key
Urban din is forcing animal mating calls to be either unsexy or unheard.
What Wild Animals Do in the Dark of the Night
Capturing wildlife with flash photography at the turn of the century.
In Which I Try to Become a Swift
The closest I ever got to flying with the birds was on the ground.
Can a Cat Have an Existential Crisis?
Treating my cat for depression caused me to question the state of anxiety in animals and us.
The Other Crisis on the Mexican Border
Animals are struggling to cope with the US-Mexico border wall.