Going to the aquarium is an easy and fun way to entertain your kids. They get to see things they've never seen before, and you get to do something that doesn't make your house dirty. They get a stuffed sea animal, and suddenly everything is good to go.

Over the last few years, facilities such as zoos or national parks have increased human-animal interaction. A team of researchers studied whether these increased interactions had any effects on the behavior of the wild animals. They monitored the routine ...

Lions face a variety of threats. Humans are one of the biggest, according to new research from the University of Georgia. From 1980 to 2018, humans killed 698 lions in the areas around Etosha National Park in northern Namibia. That’s an average of 22 ...

Lions and rhinos are both members of the Big Five in Africa. The name has nothing to do with size, although these are big animals. These five African animals (lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo, and rhino) were once considered the most challenging and ...

Joseph Holbrook, an associate professor in the Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources, and Justin Clapp, a UW Ph.D. student from Riverton, headed a four-year study in the Casper area that revealed mountain lions showed resilience to human ...

An 11-year-old girl was attacked by a mountain lion Sunday evening while feeding chickens outside her family's home in the 32000 block of Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, prompting authorities to euthanize the animal and reigniting discussions about human ...

Attacks by mountain lions are still incredibly rare, despite recent incidents. Humans are increasingly coming in contact with mountain lions, raising questions as to whether humans are to blame and how they can safely coexist with the large cats.

Lions and hyenas are a familiar sight to tourists visiting Africa, with many looking forward to seeing them in person. But the animals may occasionally spend less time near roads crowded by humans, according to new research from the University of Georgia.

An outbreak of kidney disease among sea lions could result in humans and pets getting ill. The Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito has responded to more than 200 sea lions that have shown symptoms, with 150 of those since the beginning of July. As summer ...