In many cultures, animals have long been seen as more than just companions or wild creatures. They carry messages, symbols, and signs from the unseen world. One of the most curious beliefs is that ...

The effect of mean annual temperature and precipitation on animal distribution and how their presence is necessary for the occurrence of trickster animal folklore. Humans have the capacity to imagine ...

What do the animals have to say about the approaching winter? Punxsutawney Phil may be the most famous of weather-forecasting wildlife. But his prognostications look to the end of winter. Here are a ...