We project a great deal onto animals. They are elevated into ideals of love and fidelity (dogs, horses), and often they are reduced to objects and tools (cattle, pigs, horses again). Much of ...

Play is important for animals in captivity, both as an indicator of their emotional states and as a contributor to their long ...

Music has the power to uplift mood, reduce stress, and improve overall well-being, not just in humans but in animals too. For some species, it can even strengthen the bonds with their keepers or ...

What’s worse, play is perilous. Frolicking bighorn sheep lambs impale themselves on cacti, elephant calves get stuck in mud, ibex lambs plummet from cliffs, fur seal pups are snapped up by sealions or ...