Humans are often described as the planet's ultimate "super-predator," but wild animals do not fear every human the same way. After analyzing three decades of research, scientists found that animals ...

Humans have climbed to the top of the food chain by skillfully hunting, trapping, and fishing for other animals at scales that far exceed other predators, altering how the animals behave and earning ...

The world is in the throes of a biodiversity crisis, with numerous animal species declining or disappearing altogether. Scientists know that much of this turmoil stems from human development—physical ...

Incidents that make us consider the relationship between humans and wild animals are happening all over Japan, from bear attacks to crop damage by wild animals. How should we interpret the current ...

In 2004, researchers noticed a baby marmoset living with a group of capuchin monkeys on a wildlife reserve in Brazil. The marmoset — the researchers called her Fortunata — was discovered with the ...

When people disappeared from the landscape, as they did during the pandemic, wild animals changed how they used space and resources, scientists found. By Emily Anthes Humans do not have to cut down ...

Several species native to Southeast Asia are currently being threatened by pet trade; from trading monkeys and slow lorises, to song birds and owls, to geckos and turtles, the pet trade is one of the ...