Aggression in animals isn’t about hate — it’s about survival. From hippos to hyenas, many species display fierce behaviours when defending territory, food, or young. Understanding these instincts ...

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Even solitary animals, like the octopus, learn survival tricks from other animals. Olga Visavi/Shutterstock Many animals live in groups. One of the main benefits of this is shared knowledge. This ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Drought is a slow-moving catastrophe for most animals. Yet ...

When I began reading Dr. Doug Mader's book The Vet at Noah's Ark: Stories of Survival from an Inner-City Animal Hospital (with a foreword by Dr. Kevin T. Fitzgerald, the veterinarian on Animal ...

Most animals we have seen or encounter in our daily lives rely on a single heart that helps keep their blood flowing; ...