Animals more likely to eat their young are those with faster reproductive cycles. “Species that have large broods might be more inclined to partial brood cannibalism, just nibbling on a few offspring ...

Animals have evolved to eat a lot of different things, even stuff that barely passes for food, and it shapes our entire lives from what we look like to where we live. Today, we’ll talk about why being ...

They’re nutritious, affordable, and always in demand. Learn how staffers prepare and deliver thousands of bugs each week to the animals living at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation ...

People choose to not eat meat for various reasons ("Vegan hiker takes on Pacific Crest Trail for animals," June 26). For those who say it is cruel to kill animals, tell that to lions, tigers and every ...

Consuming live animals, though disgusting to some, is a tradition for others. Eating live animals is a practice that spans various cultures and it may seem unusual or even cruel to many, but in some ...

Interestingly, carnivorous fish like tuna, salmon, and swordfish don’t fall under this “humans don’t eat carnivores” rule.

One of the earliest known fossil animals, Dickinsonia lived on the sea floor over a half billion years ago. Based on traces of a biochemical marker, coprostanol, UC Davis paleobiologists propose that ...