Do animals know first aid?

There are many reasons why animal species band together with others of their kind – for protection in numbers, to achieve a common goal, to safeguard young or to maximise breeding opportunities. But a

L ike countless others, as a child I dreamed of one day working with animals. I learned how to identify bird calls, collected anything I could find on the high-tide line, and once even picked up a dea

Research has looked into owners’ conflicting views about their horses’ welfare and lives

BEASTS WITH BOGIES

Experts consider what each of us can do to promote and improve welfare and ensure ethical treatment of horses

Unfairly maligned as a sneaky troublemaker, the quicksilver ferret is a characterful, curious and highly intelligent creature–with fascinating regal and cultural trappings to boot, writes Octavia Pollock