Sure, he looks cute, but he’s actually a rat. And he may not even be a he, either. The Prospect Park Zoo had a bit of a coming out party this week for its newest resident, an endangered Malagasy rat, ...

When most people think of rats, it brings up thoughts of nasty rodents scampering through a sewer or of horror movies, in ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. The native kangaroo rat was thriving until the 1950s, when a two-tiered threat of ...

Animals can melt the human heart, tickle the funny bone or bring us to tears. And thanks to Instagram, YouTube and other online options, you can enjoy their antics simply by following, liking or ...