From tongue rolling alpacas to irritable yaks and perturbed pigs, new research has lifted the lid on why some farm and zoo animals cope well with captivity and others display signs of stress.

'Animal Ethics in the Wild' by Catia Faria. Source: Cambridge University Press, with permission. As a long-time field researcher, I've seen my share of pain, suffering, and death in various wild ...

People around the world keep more than two billion sheep and goats for their meat, milk, and wool, or as pets. But despite the ubiquity of these domestic animals, few people may know that they have ...

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has banned imports of live pigs, wild hoofed mammals and all meat of these animals not subjected to thermal treatment to prevent the spreading of foot-and-mouth disease, the ...

BROOKFIELD, Ill. (CBS Newspath/WKRC) - A zoo in Illinois welcomed the birth of a critically endangered antelope calf this August. The 15 lbs. male calf was the third addax calf to be born at ...