ANIMALS
No, Your Cat Isn’t Just Trying To Piss You Off
Here's how to decode hissing, rubbing, scratching, and other feline behaviors.
Here’s All the Animals That Escaped From the National Zoo
Pandas lured out with grapes, a roaming bobcat, and a monitor lizard who did not want to lay pipe for a crowd.
3 of the World’s Most Endangered Tigers Found Dead in Traps
They are the latest of more than half a dozen of the incredibly rare species to be killed in snares in Indonesia over the past 12 months.
Freeze Koala Sperm to Save the Species From Extinction, Researchers Say
Scientists are working to find ways to save koalas, which have been devastated by droughts, deforestation, and bushfires.
I Visited ‘Leopard Country’ Where Humans and Big Cats Live in Harmony
The Rabari tribe’s unique relationship with leopards is a lucrative tourist draw, but they are missing out as safari businesses take over their idyllic homeland.
Polish Volunteers Are Risking Their Lives to Save Abandoned Pets in Ukraine
Animal advocates are driving into Ukraine to rescue stranded pets and sometimes their owners, often at great risk to their own safety.
Man Finds His Missing Pet Huskies Butchered by Builders Next Door
In a viral video, the man can be seen grief-stricken and holding a severed head believed to be one of his dogs, which had wandered into a construction site.
These Award-Winning Photos Zoom In on Intimate Animal Moments
From a tender moment shared between two long-tailed macaques to an intense interaction between a leopard seal and a penguin, these are the winning shots from the World Nature Photography Awards 2021.
Some Understaffed PetSmarts Are Dealing With Freezers Overflowing With Dead Pets
"The amount of death and loss was unacceptable."
Hamsters’ Testicles Shrink After Being Infected With COVID, Study Finds
The virus was delivered intranasally to the rodents, with researchers finding an acute decrease in sperm count and testosterone.
The Messy Case of Koko the ‘Talking Gorilla’
Welcome to the first season of VICE World News’ new podcast series “A Show About Animals.”
A Horse Died After a K-Drama Stunt Went Horribly Wrong
Animal rights groups, Korean celebrities, and K-drama viewers criticized the production team of “The King of Tears, Lee Bang-Won” for how the horse was treated on set.