This is bananas! We always knew that orangutans were intelligent animals, but we seriously underestimated how smart they are. A video showing one orangutan at the Louisville Zoo in Kentucky admiring ...

Why do we find some animals cute? The answer has evolutionary roots. It is thought that animals that in some way resemble ...

The other day at my office, a colleague brought in his new kitten. Work stopped as everyone gathered around for pets and cuddles. I asked my friend Giuseppe Giannotti why people find kittens and ...

Cute features in babies and animals are more than just amusing—they trigger powerful evolutionary responses that help our species’ survival. Moo Deng, the baby pygmy hippo that has become famous ...

It was always a joy to watch those laughing, giggling and fighting animals in cartoon films. Of course, a lot of their discussions and emotional responses were exaggerations and came from human ...