Dolphins have also been seen helping humans in distress ... Chimpanzees, our closest relatives in the animal world, are incredibly smart. They use tools just like we do– whether it’s using ...

Picture an “animal” in your mind right now. What does it look like? A dog? A lion? Maybe a sloth, pangolin, naked mole-rat, or even just a human? There’s a good chance that you imagined a ...

The carp's unique markings make for one eerie optical illusion Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her work has previously appeared on MTV, The ...

That’s 10 fewer than humans—but one more than ... know much about the emotional lives of animals,” she says. “What does a positive emotion look like? This tool could help us see it.” ...

there may be boozy benefits that help outweigh the consequences of getting drunk — a conjecture that first requires finding out if intoxication in animals looks like it does in humans.

Elephants that look like oversized golden retrievers ... "[It] was a great storytelling tradition in which animals essentially played out human social roles," she says. "Animals became ways ...