Pets & Animals
For generations of forest guards at Kaziranga National Park, Mohanmala was far more than a working elephant. She was a patrol partner, flood navigator, emergency transporter and trusted presence in a landscape where roads could disappear beneath water and boats could not always reach isolated forest camps. She accompanied anti-
Pets & Animals
A cat with one half of its face orange and the other half black can look almost impossible. Sometimes the dividing line runs nearly perfectly down the middle of the nose. One eye may be blue while the other is green or amber. The contrasting colors can make the animal
Pets & Animals
It was late winter when the black cat appeared. It rested quietly on the hood of a parked car, drawing warmth from the engine beneath the cold metal. There was nothing threatening in its posture. When I approached, I found an exceptionally gentle animal—tame, trusting, and almost startlingly innocent.
Pets & Animals
In today’s world of ultra-indulgence, human luxury isn’t enough anymore. Now, pets are living the spa life too—complete with massages, aromatherapy, acupuncture, and even cryotherapy sessions. From New York’s Upper East Side to Dubai’s glittering high-rises, luxury pet spas are booming, offering four-
Pets & Animals
At first glance, the Ankole-Watusi barely looks real. A medium-sized cow stands quietly in a field while two enormous horns sweep upward from its head, sometimes spanning close to 8 feet from tip to tip. The horns can be so large that they seem completely out of proportion
Pets & Animals
Every autumn, one of the smallest great travelers on Earth begins an almost unbelievable journey. Monarch butterflies weighing less than a gram leave Canada and the northern United States and fly south toward a small region of mountain forest in central Mexico. Some travel close to 3,000 miles, crossing
Nature
Few animals represent freedom as perfectly as the wandering albatross. With wings stretching more than 11 feet from tip to tip, this extraordinary seabird can glide across the stormy Southern Ocean for hours without visibly flapping. It travels thousands of miles over open water, follows winds around the planet, and
Pets & Animals
Tasmania’s traffic cones, fences, roads, and blue roadside bollards can relax—for now. Neil the Seal, the enormous southern elephant seal whose unpredictable adventures have made him an international social media star, appears to have returned to the ocean after spending several weeks ashore near Hobart. The approximately 1,
Pets & Animals
Moo Deng has officially entered her terrific twos—and Thailand’s most famous pygmy hippo celebrated the milestone with a birthday party worthy of a global celebrity. On July 10, 2026, fans gathered at Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Chonburi to mark Moo Deng’s second birthday with a fruit-
Pets & Animals
At first glance, the Frillback Pigeon looks as though someone carefully styled every feather with a tiny curling iron. Rows of soft ringlets rise across its wings. Individual feathers bend, twist, and turn back on themselves, creating patterns that can resemble sculpted fabric, flower petals, or carefully arranged curls of
Pets & Animals
Your goldfish remembers more than you think. For decades, people have repeated the same joke: goldfish have a three-second memory. Every lap around the bowl is supposedly a brand-new adventure. Every decoration is a fresh discovery. Every feeding is a surprise. The goldfish became a symbol of forgetfulness,
Pets & Animals
Alligators are not supposed to be clever. At least, that is what many people used to believe. For generations, alligators were imagined as living logs with teeth: patient, cold-blooded, ancient, and dangerous, but not especially intelligent. They floated silently in muddy water, waited for something careless to come close,