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 Los Angeles Lakers today announced JJ Redick as head coach. Redick becomes the 29th head coach in franchise history and the 25th of the Los Angeles era. A press conference to introduce Coach ...

A nimal lovers and conservationists are celebrating a rare sighting of an Arabian caracal inside a United Arab Emirates (UAE) national park, captured on a trail camera.

A growing fascination with raccoons on social media — and new scientific research suggesting the animals are becoming physically “cuter” — may be fueling their rise as unconventional household pets, ...

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 ...