Reptiles are air-breathing vertebrates covered in special skin made up of scales, bony plates, or a combination of both. They ...

Mammals are among the most adaptable animals on the planet. They are found on every continent and in every ocean, and range in size from tiny bumblebee bats to enormous blue whales. One reason for ...

The cold blooded crocodile has the most sophisticated heart in the animal kingdom. It has an extra aorta which means it can control where blood flows around its body. When submerged, oxygen rich ...

The Animal Welfare Institute prepares brief fact sheets on a variety of topics related to the use of animals in agriculture. Each of the following fact sheets is available as a downloadable PDF.

UK law both requires and regulates experiments on animals. Any new drug must be tested on at least two different species of live mammal, one of which must be a large non-rodent. The way scientists ...

But what at the cash register seems inexpensive in fact costs dearly to farmed animals, the environment, rural and traditional farming, human health, and food quality and safety. Over 9 billion ...

From vomiting to pooping, all the animal facts and behaviours left unmentioned in pet store brochures are shown here, in vivid detail, with sounds, video, and even games. There are 16 different ...

But this is precisely what understanding death essentially means: grasping that a dead individual can no longer do what they ...

Looking for a dog that keeps its bark on the quieter side? Animal behaviorists say these quiet dog breeds could be a perfect ...

What is the "most Canadian" animal? Spoiler: it's not the beaver, or the moose. Published in the journal The Canadian ...

All definitions in this encyclopedia are not only consistent in style because they are written by one person, Alan Freedman, but they get clearer all the time because they are routinely edited for ...

Chef Andrew Zimmern takes viewers into the woods and out fishing in his newest show, "Field to Fire." He hunts and fishes the ...