Animal Behavior

May 31, 2023

How to Coexist With The Animals in Your Garden

There’s a multicultural world outdoors — and even the gentlest gardeners often disrupt it. Here’s how to avoid that. Spring unfolds each year in color, yes, […]
March 30, 2023

In Some Viral Cat Videos, the Cats Are the Stars and Filmmakers

In one video, the athlete pauses, assesses the height and leaps. He tries to free-climb up the side of a building, before jumping back to the […]
August 2, 2022

The Outdoor Cat: Neighborhood Mascot or Menace?

Zeke, a white and gray short-haired cat with a penchant for taking down rats, is known in his Boston neighborhood as a fearless prowler. Once, a […]
May 19, 2022

How to Get Dolphin-Smooth Skin

For skin care like a cetacean, you’re going to need corals, sponges and the ability to hold your breath for a long time. Dolphins lining up […]
June 18, 2021

Where Are All the Wild Things, Daddy?

A father worries that his favorite children’s books promise his daughter a vibrant natural world that will no longer exist. Once upon a time, in the […]
March 19, 2021

Can We Learn Anything From Horses?

SANTA FE, N.M. — The 11 acres of Thunderbird Ridge: the Equus Experiential Discovery and Learning Campus were virtually empty. Raven, a horse, had been paid […]
August 7, 2020

Getting Your Home Ready for Your Pandemic Puppy

Nicole Crystal’s house in Oradell, N.J., wasn’t always a fun house for her Goldendoodle. Before she bought Bowie three years ago, she regularly polished the vintage […]
February 6, 2020

The Dog Park Is Bad, Actually

Every morning, rain, shine or snow, people stand around making conversation with strangers as their dogs chase, run and mingle. Ranging from elaborate fenced playgrounds and […]
December 10, 2019

Someone Is Putting Cowboy Hats on Pigeons in Las Vegas

This is a true story about pigeons wearing cowboy hats. It happened in Vegas. The day started out typically, according to Bobby Lee, our story’s main […]
November 11, 2019

Ultra-Black Is the New Black

GAITHERSBURG, Md. — On a laboratory bench at the National Institute of Standards and Technology was a square tray with two black disks inside, each about […]