The recent archaeological discovery also deepens our understanding of trade networks between India and the Roman Empire.

What people call themselves in relation to pets doesn’t automatically reflect how they care for animals. Everyday practices ...

The Malaysian purple-femur tarantula ( Coremiocnemis hoggi) constructs burrows sealed with silk webbing in steep, shaded areas of montane tropical rainforest. Poachers dig the spiders out of these ...

Cats were domesticated in North Africa, but spread to Europe only about 2,000 years ago. Earlier reports of “house” cats were ...

Want to get an exotic pet or give one as a Christmas gift? Know what creatures Mississippi state law defines as wild or ...

Keepers at a Kent animal park have paid tribute to a “handsome” and “wonderfully curious” cat following his death, aged 12. Caracal Griffin moved to The Big Cat Sanctuary in Smarden, near Ashford, at ...

The days of trash-talking raccoons may be coming to an end. A new study published in the journal Frontiers in Zoology found that city-dwelling raccoons are showing early signs of domestication — and ...

With consumers pulling back their spending on pet food and adoptions slowing, Freshpet (NASDAQ:FRPT) faces challenges on both a category level, as well as a company level, contributing to a 64% ...

A trail camera at a national park in the United Arab Emirates photographed an Arabian caracal, a “rare” species of wild cat, a photo shows. Screengrab from Wadi Wurayah National Park’s YouTube video ...

While the consequences of inflation are obvious at the grocery store or gas pump, there’s another victim of rising costs that people may not expect: man’s best friend. Pets are increasingly becoming ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – Despite finding the slithery creatures “cute and cuddly,” snake experts in the area still frown upon owning venomous snakes as pets– and not just for legal reasons. Sioux ...

There is no legal way to obtain a raccoon in Michigan, according to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. The DNR does not recommend or encourage having raccoons or wild animals of any type as ...