An interview with Marc Bekoff, author of Wild Justice: The Moral Lives of Animals (and more). A review of Elephants on the Edge: What Animals Teach Us about Humanity by G. A. Bradshaw (and more). The modern conception of dogs as personal property has done very little to advance their position. Bitch, Please: An article on dog shows in the age of dog show ridicule. Dogs vs cats: The great pet showdown. Oscar the cat and the science of kindness: When Oscar the cat snuggles up to a patient, purring and nuzzling, the nurses at the hospital where he lives immediately call relatives. A look at 6 adorable cat behaviors with shockingly evil explanations. An article on fixers, feeders, and the strange, hidden world of feral cats. The truth about lions: The world's foremost lion expert Abigail Tucker reveals the brutal, secret world of the king of beasts. The Great Guinea Hen Massacre: Good intentions collide with dumb birds on a small farm in Pennsylvania. A review of Mustang: The Saga of the Wild Horse in the American West by Deanne Stillman. A review of The Horse in Human History by Pita Kelekna. A new bat fellatio study gives insights into the question raised in Thomas Nagel’s essay “What Is It Like to Be a Bat?” An interview with Jeremy Mynott on books on birdwatching (and more). Zombie Creatures: What happens when animals are possessed by a parasitic puppet master? A review of On Thin Ice: The Changing World of the Polar Bear by Richard Ellis. A review of Dazzled and Deceived: Mimicry and Camouflage by Peter Forbes. Ancient origins of pet rats: Millennia with man, but only recently a great pet (and more on the rat-catcher's art).
