Animals

Adrian Jordan has been tapped to oversee the city department’s rat reduction efforts amid what some in City Hall have called a rat emergency.

Mermaids, honey bees, and furry friends strolled and sniffed their way down Germantown Avenue to compete for Cutest, Funniest, Scariest and Most-Look-Alike with their Owners.

Al Gury, 74, was as committed to rescuing cats as he was to teaching art. He passed away after nearly 50 years at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.

Bird watching has become increasingly popular since the pandemic. Advocates hope this enthusiasm translates to action.

After City Council declared a rat emergency in Northeast Philly, the animal rights group proposed contraception as an alternative to traps and poison.

The first animal shelter in the United States was founded in Philadelphia by a group of women. Why aren’t we celebrating it?

The Eagles’ Dec. 13 halftime show will include corgi racing, and your dog can be part of the action. Apply by Nov. 1.

Gateway Playhouse’s rehearsals and performances offer distracting environments for dogs learning to guide the blind.

WHYY News intern Jassmyn Nesmith spent a day with Amaya to see how the program gives animals a break and helps potential adopters get to know them.

Deer have long gotten a bad rap as drivers of Lyme disease — but a new study, using more than 35 years of data, shows they aren’t the biggest culprit.

Why we seek out the wilderness — and what “wilderness” really means in a world defined by human intervention.

The researchers found that microplastics were as prevalent in forested parts of the watershed as they were in urban areas.

We explore the inner lives of animals, from empathy in baboons to pain in lobsters and odd-couple friendships.

The horseshoe crab’s blood helps test the sterility of medical products.

Head to a block party at the zoo this Saturday to celebrate its origin story.