Ecologists have long sought clarity on the dietary habits of different animal species. For scientists, it wasn't obvious how herbivores in Yellowstone National Park, who subsist on grasses, ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Scientists have long been mystified about how animals who munch on plants in Yellowstone National Park all get enough ...

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 ...

I thought it would be interesting to find out more about the way animals eat, so I reached out to Bruce Rengers, Ph.D., R.D., a professor at Metropolitan State College of Denver and a former zoo ...

The snow leopard (Panthera uncia) is a carnivorous hunter admired for its striking coat of white, yellow, or grey fur with black rosettes. Snow leopards live mainly in the alpine and subalpine ...

SEVEN AT FIVE. AS WE TAKE A LIVE LOOK AT THE HENRY DOORLY ZOO, ZOOKEEPERS ARE FINDING NEW WAYS TO MOTIVATE ANIMALS THROUGH NUTRITION. KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN’S ANNA BEHNING IS LEARNING MORE IN THIS MONTH ...

Animal-welfare science tries to get inside the minds of a huge range of species — in order to help improve their lives. Credit...Photo Illustration by Zachary Scott Supported by By Bill Wasik and ...

While poop is decidedly not on the menu for us humans, it’s a normal food for many animals. In one study in Tanzania, scientists remarked that hooded vultures showed more interest in protein-rich lion ...

DEAR JOAN: Recently I noticed mushrooms growing at the base of one of the juniper trees in the backyard. It was interesting, so I took a picture. Blondie, the bear who injured a California woman, is ...