ANIMALS

Thomas Jefferson thought mastodons might still be lurking somewhere out West—and he was determined to find them.

According to Beaux and Paws founder Darius Brown, it’s hard to resist adopting a shelter dog wearing a bow tie.

Roadrunners—the iconic birds of the American Southwest—are brave enough to feast on rattlesnakes and outsmart coyotes (really, we're not kidding).

The video of the breaching whale was captured off Gloucester, Massachusetts—one of the best whale-watching locations on Earth.

The dynamics in The Lion King closely reflect how real lions live in the wild, except for one detail—Mufasa and Scar wouldn't have been related by blood.

The grounds of 907 Whitehead Street, now the Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum, are home to between 40 and 50 felines. As Hemingway once wrote, that “one cat just leads to another.”

Entering a vulnerable position may seem like the worse way to get out of an emergency, but "playing dead" can be life-saving for some animals.

Even when two-thirds of their bodies are composed of fungal spores, the host cicadas continue to attempt mating in a drugged-out stupor.

As much as ​some Potterheads may wish they could have some of the animals from Harry Potter, whether it be a half-kneazle or a hippogriff, realistically, most of those creatures have to remain in the world of fantasy.

Scientists usually study male lab rats because they believe that females’ hormonal changes would skew results, but there’s more to the story.

The number of fats cats and plus-sized dogs is on the rise. A new report from a veterinary group warns that chronic health conditions can be the result.

Central Park in New York City is home to thousands of Eastern gray squirrels. Last year, a team of 300 volunteers counted them all.