New research shows most U.S. zoo giraffes are hybrids, raising concerns about their role in real-world giraffe conservation.

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It may be tempting to channel your inner Disney princess and befriend every animal you come across. But wildlife is always better left alone.

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Minnesota has many habitats that are teeming with animals, some of which are impressively big. Here are the largest.

Whenever I see one, I think: fashion show. Something from Chanel. A bit of art deco. That black and white aesthetic.

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Across the United States, a patchwork of bans and crackdowns reveals the hidden dangers of keeping some animals as pets.

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At its best, Joy Williams’s “The Pelican Child” is delightfully unhinged; at its worst, willfully weird and repetitive.