Discover which species star in “The 12 Days of Christmas,” how they live, and whether they’d enjoy life as unusual holiday gifts.

So what is an animal anyway? In our inaugural episode of Crash Course Zoology, we’ll endeavor to answer just that because as it turns out, it’s complicated! But before we get there we’ll need to ...

The leading group is so diverse that it represents one in every three animal species on Earth. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

Andrew Barron receives funding from Templeton World Charity Foundation Project Grant TWCF-2020-2539 The animal world is full of different types of intelligence, from the simple bodily coordination of ...