Animals more likely to eat their young are those with faster reproductive cycles. “Species that have large broods might be ...

It’s odd, given American meat eaters’ sporadic bursts of conscience, that as a nation we are so O.K. with infanticide. Veal cutlets, suckling pigs, spring lambs, game hens — with or without the ...

Nature can be a cruel place. Disasters, predators, accidents, disease, and other assorted misfortunes and death dealers can lurk behind every corner. Unless the animal is so tough that it has no ...

The animal kingdom is packed with surprising eating behaviors that challenge human understanding of what’s normal or acceptable. In nature, survival is everything—meaning even the most shocking animal ...

About a dozen animals around the room watch as Deborah Harris fills a thin syringe with kitten milk replacement to feed her newest additions: four newborn raccoons. She has to do this five times a day ...

Julie Old is a Director on the Board of The Wombat Foundation, and a member of the Australian Mammal Society. Dale Nimmo is a member of the Ecological Society of Australia, and receives funding from ...