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Following Flaco the Owl: In Praise of Writing Into Our Obsessions

Following Flaco the Owl: In Praise of Writing Into Our Obsessions

David Gessner: “If we are very lucky, we find that the thing we have picked up is hitched to everything else in the universe.”

By David Gessner | February 10, 2025

Seeing in the Dark: On Bats as Companions, Protectors and Muses

Seeing in the Dark: On Bats as Companions, Protectors and Muses

Vanessa Chakour Considers the Essential Role of These Much-Maligned Flying Mammals

By Vanessa Chakour | September 24, 2024

Close Encounters of Animal Kind: On the Porous Urban Boundaries Between Predator and Prey

Close Encounters of Animal Kind: On the Porous Urban Boundaries Between Predator and Prey

Christopher Brown Explores Our Complex Relationships With the Wild Creatures That Share Our Urban Space

By Christopher Brown | September 18, 2024

Beyond Saviors and Suffering: On the Complex Dynamics of Animal Rescue

Beyond Saviors and Suffering: On the Complex Dynamics of Animal Rescue

Carol Mithers Explores the Relationships Between Stray Dogs and the Humans Who Love Them

By Carol Mithers | August 26, 2024

Words of No Syllables: How Animals Bond With Their Human Caretakers

Words of No Syllables: How Animals Bond With Their Human Caretakers

Rosamund Young on Caring for Cows, Sheep and Other Four-Legged Friends

By Rosamund Young | August 14, 2024

Slippery, Slimy and Sublime: On Our Fascination with Eels

Slippery, Slimy and Sublime: On Our Fascination with Eels

Ellen Ruppel Shell Goes Deep on the Cultural Life of the Anguillidae

By Ellen Ruppel Shell | August 5, 2024

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Why We Anthropomorphize Animals (and Always Have)

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By Hana Videen | February 6, 2024

The Ability to Transform: On Wolves Becoming People, and People Becoming Wolves

The Ability to Transform: On Wolves Becoming People, and People Becoming Wolves

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By Sonja Swift | November 17, 2023

Who. That. It. How We Speak About and For Animals

Who. That. It. How We Speak About and For Animals

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By Keggie Carew | July 19, 2023

Smarter Than We Think: A Reading List on Animal Intelligence

Smarter Than We Think: A Reading List on Animal Intelligence

Ned Beauman Recommends Thom van Dooren, Temple Grandin, And More

By Ned Beauman | July 29, 2022