We project a great deal onto animals. They are elevated into ideals of love and fidelity (dogs, horses), and often they are reduced to objects and tools (cattle, pigs, horses again). Much of ...

There was a time when kids, on weekends and after school, were shoved out the door and left to their own devices. “Go play,” our mothers told us, and we did. We wrestled, played sandlot baseball and ...

"Frolic" describes playful, lively, or carefree movement, often connected with joy or excitement. It's commonly used for children, animals, or anyone enjoying a light-hearted moment. The word portrays ...

We thought we were the only species to enjoy intimate interactions, but as Jason G Goldman discovers, a few curious couplings in nature have changed our view. Sex, we are told, is pleasurable. Yet you ...

What do a lion, a turtle, a chicken, a cat and a cuckoo bird all have in common? They're all animals in a puppet show called "Carnival of the Animals," which will be the first show performed in two ...

Singer Janet Jackson once had an array of exotic animals for pets, including a giraffe. Singer Janet Jackson once had an array of exotic animals for pets, including a giraffe. She looked back at the ...