Cuteness can shift moods and lower cortisol, and science backs it up. Looking at baby animals, like a seal pup blinking on a beach or a panda somersaulting, actually lights up the same brain areas as ...
It’s hard to predict which animals will transform like butterflies upon reaching adulthood. Some animals, like horses or antelopes, come out of the womb looking like miniature versions of their fully ...
"Often, the absence of a parent doesn't mean the baby has been abandoned," the San Diego Humane Society shared Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her ...
One of the best things that can happen to a zoo or aquarium is for one of their resident animals to go viral. Just look at the multi-hour-long lines to see Moo Deng, a pygmy hippo in Thailand who has ...
From pygmy hippos to pangolins, these parents help their offspring get the best start in life. A juvenile critically endangered and federally endangered Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) named Aurora ...
Tigers and monkeys and tapirs, oh my! Joel Sartore's latest book, "National Geographic Photo Ark: Babies," captures the animal kingdom's most curious youngsters. Sumatran tigersPanthera tigris ...
Before intervening, observe the animal to see if it truly needs help, as parents may be nearby. If an animal is injured, place it in a secure, warm, dark, and quiet box away from people and pets. Use ...
ROSEVILLE, Minn. — Box after box arrived at the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota on Tuesday. In total, 113 patients were dropped off that day alone. "I found a robin lying in the street ...