Shankland's award-winning interdisciplinary book examines our dominance of and affection for animals and how empathy toward ...

How can humans and animals be friends? This is what writer Maren Damman concerns herself with. As a biologist, wildlife ...

A research team led by Professor Luo Shujin from the School of Life Sciences has uncovered a surprising chapter in the ...

The relationship between oxpeckers and the large mammals from which they pick ticks is a complex one. It was long thought to be a straightforward case of mutual benefit, until it was realised that the ...

Wee soccer players squeal past a cluster of seniors practicing tai chi. The Metro rumbles by. Joggers crunch along gravel paths. A man on a bench eats a burrito. “We chose this place for the ...

A new study reveals that vampire bats mimic each other's calls if they are close friends, suggesting they have deeper social ...

A new book looks at the health links between animals and humans. June 12, 2012— -- intro: Dr. Barbara Natterson-Horowitz is a sort of modern day Dr. Dolittle. For the past six years, the UCLA ...

Pets have evolved from practical helpers to our emotional companions, but are we truly fulfilling their needs?

Los Angeles animal shelters are so overcrowded that healthy, adoptable dogs are at risk of euthanasia for lack of space. Dog Coalition Los Angeles helps place shelter dogs in foster homes and improves ...