Learn about the surprising ways wild animals experience natural intoxicants, from fermented fruits to hallucinogenic plants. Cedar waxwings eat a lot of berries, which can sometimes become fermented ...

Source: Jesús Esteban San José/Pexels. As more people far too easily become alienated from the natural world in which they live, it's essential that they get out and develop a deeper appreciation for ...

Eunice Framm, senior keeper of barnyard animals at the Cincinnati Zoo, has taught pigs to bowl, goats to paint, and red pandas to receive vaccines. She, and all other keepers, do so through the zoo’s ...

A study finds the greater honeyguide can learn distinct vocal signals to help people in Africa locate bee colonies. In parts of Africa, people communicate with a wild bird -- the greater honeyguide -- ...

"This is what I was meant to do," she said. Dr. Jane Goodall was only 26 when she traveled from England to what is now Tanzania to learn about wild chimpanzees in July 1960. The world knew very little ...

To survive in the harsh wild, many animals turn to drastic measures for food. An example of this is a feeding strategy known ...

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