DEAR READERS: Please enjoy this thought from Carl Safina, author of "Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel." "At every level-- from the entire universe to this planet, to all living beings now and ...

Doctor Dolittle also has seminal discussions on animal cognition and intelligence, animal emotions, zoos, vegetarianism, and much more. Concerning his meal plans, the good doctor is a vegetarian.

A study published in Science by researchers from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles revealed that mice exhibit behaviors resembling first aid. Researchers observed mice pulling the ...

I have received a couple of letters from readers demanding that I keep to the subject of pet care in my Animal Doctor column. The evident reason is that they do not like my “politics.” As an advocate ...

DEAR READERS: Recent studies have furthered our knowledge on the connections between children's allergies and pets. Some recent highlights: One-third of infants living in a home with a furry pet (dog, ...

It’s National Veterinary Technician Week, and the Tulsa Zoo is celebrating the professionals who help keep its animals healthy — from a 130-year-old tortoise to a flamingo recovering from an injury. A ...

Doctor Dolittle also uses common language to refer to other animals. For example, he is extremely concerned that Sophie, a seal who was kidnapped from her natural home, lost her husband, and releases ...