Why do cats stick their tongues out?

Keepers at the Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage in Zambia have noticed a fashion trend spreading among groups of chimpanzees living there – sticking strands of grass in their ears or rectums, and just le

Chestnuts roasting. Mulled wine brewing. Other people’s perfume. With the festivities comes fragrance – and it can make for olfactory overwhelm. WH reports on why scent is on your ick list

Last Christmas, Kieran O’Brien MRCVS opened up the world of the urban horse in Victorian times. Here he describes the care of their rural counterparts

Horses rarely make it obvious when something hurts, but their body, behaviour and expression tell the story — if you know what to look for. Equine vet Lucinda Ticehurst explains how to spot discomfort early, when to call the vet, and how to support recovery safely and responsibly

The SAS (Special Air Service) make routine use of sleep-deprivation exercises in their selection process, and these often feature in later training. Hallucinations during such exercises are very commo

Several clients have brought male puppies in to see me as they are concerned about ‘spots’ on their bellies. Almost always they show me a perfectly normal puppy tummy. When I ask them to point to a ‘s