What we really mean when we talk about “animal histories.” “Am I not a fly like thee?...
Animals
The cat lost its regal position through the efforts of the medieval Church which encouraged the association...
Dogs played a major role in religious rituals as recorded by Zoroastrian texts. Introduction Dogs have been...
Introduction The mythology of any civilization reflects its core values, greatest fears, and highest hopes and so...
For Georgian Londoners, the allure of electric animals was both intellectual and sensual. By Ruth Garde / 04.06.2017 Curator,...
Elephants were thought of as fierce and frightful monsters in antiquity, very real though rarely seen until...
An intricate basin features sea creatures, birds, and mythological beasts, which bore a multitude of meanings to...
Leonardo da Vinci saw in animals the ‘image of the world’. About six months ago I stopped...
In Europe in the Middle Ages (476-1500 CE), dogs performed many services. Introduction Dogs have played a...
The Whitney hall was once one of the crown jewels of the museum, alongside the halls of...
Plants flower earlier, and insects – birds’ food – develop earlier. Viktoriia Radchuk, an evolutionary ecologist at Berlin’s Leibniz...
Discussing the role of animals in transport, logistics, cavalry and communications in the First World War. Introduction...
In short, the new fragment reveals a vision of humanity as a process of maturation that unfolds...
The social context of cloth from the Neolithic to Bronze Age as seen in the Hallstatt prehistoric...
Rugendas up the challenging mission of drawing and conveying the New World to Europe. A significant weakness...
Grief, friendship, gratitude, wonder, and other things we animals experience. Scientific research shows that many animals are...
Animals have always been central to human culture, as cave paintings around the world attest. In more...
Books had the practical aim of helping children to learn to read, count, and understand the world...
Examining the role of animals in Thai manuscript art. Illustrations of real and mythical animals play an...
Animals are history-shaping actors in many fields of historical research. Introduction Animals have become an important topic...
War animals have been with us for a very long time. There’s a good chance you’ve come...
So, you found my ancestors? Are you sure this time? epsos There has been much debate about how cats...
A discussion of Avicenna’s 11th-century points of view on rabies and compare them with modern medical knowledge....
DNA studies reveal that African elephants belong to a very successful and widespread family. For a long...
Yeah, they messed with my genes. attawayjl Research shows that the genes of the modern horse were forged...
Official mascot of the 102nd Infantry, 26th “Yankee” Division, and the first dog to be given rank in the U.S. Armed Forces. While...
North American bison roam the Lamar Valley in Montana. Photo by Neal Herbert/Flickr By Dr. Elizabeth Boakes /...
Andy McLemore/Flickr/Creative Commons By Dr. Raymond Coppinger (left) and Dr. Mark Feinstein (right) / 05.04.2016 Coppinger:...
A floor mosaic from Pompeii depicting a guard dog. (1st century CE) / Wikimedia Commons Dogs have been a part of...
Crowds watching Obaysch, London Zoo’s first hippopotamus in 1852. / Wikimedia Commons According to the American Zoo...