In the hills of southwestern China, near the ancient shoreline of Fuxian Lake, a major archaeological discovery has reshaped ...

ManyPets compiled a list of historical findings demonstrating a difference or change in care between work animals and domestic animals in five ancient cultures, combining information from history ...

Ancient China's Shang Dynasty Sacrificed Puppies, With Dogs That Had Been Buried Alive Discovered in Tombs Published May 08, 2019 at 7:47 AM EDT Updated May 20, 2019 at 2:34 PM EDT ...

Depictions of legendary historical figures, such as Yang Guifei, one of the "Four Beauties" of ancient China, often showcase them adorned with elaborate make-up.

Peter Li offers new on-the-ground perspectives of animal agriculture, bear farming, zoos, and the trade and consumption of exotic wildlife, dog meat, and other products in China.

Ancient fish fossils highlight the strangeness of our vertebrate ancestors Nearly 440-million-year-old finds from China are of some of the first vertebrates with jaws ...

Ancient Animal SacrificesSacrificial remains of humans and animals, believed to be at least 2,700 years old, have been found in central China's Luoyang city (map), Chinese archaeologists say. The ...

The modern day otter might not be the most fearsome creature to stalk the Earth, but the discovery of a species that lived 6.6 million years ago in southwestern China suggests its ancestor cut a ...

Ancient Chinese villagers may have palled around with felines, according to a new study that finds possible evidence of domesticated cats 5,300 years ago in a Yangshao village.

Ice skates made of bone have been unearthed from a Bronze Age tomb in western China, suggesting an ancient technological exchange between the east and west of Eurasia.

Life Ancient armoured animal leads to rethink of reptile evolutionary tree Fossilised remains of a 250-million-year-old animal are leading to a new understanding of how reptiles evolved in the ...

Against the perception that the Chinese are cruel because of their culture and tradition, China in ancient times had some of the most progressive animal welfare and animal rights ideas and practices.