Incidents that make us consider the relationship between humans and wild animals are happening all over Japan, from bear ...

Researchers from the University of Cape Town (UCT), working with international collaborators, have shown that people in ...

Despite their reputation as 'killer' whales, orcas are known to lend a helping fin by sharing their food with humans. A recent study recorded and analyzed 34 instances of prey-sharing by orcas ...

There are few things more joyful, if occasionally nerve-wracking, than having a pet in your home. And plenty of people agree.

Wild orcas occasionally approach humans and offer us food, according to a new study — but scientists aren't sure why. Researchers have documented dozens of cases of orcas (Orcinus orca), also known as ...

Feeding wild animals might seem like a harmless act of kindness, but it often carries serious and unintended consequences.

In the study, researchers from Canada, New Zealand and Mexico reported on 34 interactions spanning two decades in which orcas in the wild attempted to offer food to humans. The incidents took place in ...

Cats didn’t become house pets because humans needed them. They didn’t herd animals, pull carts, or guard property. They weren’t even invited. Yet today, millions of people feed and care for them ...

Wild animals across the globe are increasingly contracting diseases that were once considered uniquely human problems, from ...