ANIMALS

Thanks to their small size and friendly nature, guinea pigs are pretty popular pets.

It's entirely possible the bee buzzing around in your yard is slightly better at math than you are.

The Ragdoll cat can be described in three words: big, beautiful, and friendly.

Racehorse names may honor a pedigree, a First Lady, or make a fart joke.

For the first two weeks in May, hundreds of animal shelters are dropping adoption fees to $25 or less.

For Christmas dinner in 1870, Paris restaurant Voisin publicized a menu that featured kangaroo stew, elephant stock, stuffed donkey head, and bear chops.

Here’s the lowdown on everyone’s favorite vertically challenged dog.

Weighing just two to four pounds, the rusty spotted cat is the smallest wild cat on Earth.

Beavers, muskrats, and capybaras are acceptable to eat on Fridays during Lent, according to the Catholic Church.

The rabbits are frequently shown wielding weapons as they fight against—and sometimes kill—those who often hunted them.

With their angular faces, big ears, and smooth bodies, Sphynx cats are living (and purring) proof that there’s more to a kitty than its fur coat.

Pet advice from the Middle Ages included enough Latin incantations, unusual remedies, and bizarre superstitions to fill a Great Dane.