By Matt Dowell The Broadway Veterinary Hospital on 12th and Denny, “the oldest veterinary clinic on Capitol Hill”, is turning 40 in human years and invites you to celebrate. Their open house party ...

Elephants use their trunks much like a human uses their hands: to pick up food and manipulate objects. A new study finds that tiny, specialized whiskers on elephant trunks help them do it.

“The hairs on the head, body, and tail of Asian elephants are stiff from base to tip, which is what we were expecting when we ...

DEAR DOG LOVER: Whiskers are “vibrissae,” a very special type of hair found in numerous mammals, notably cats and dogs. Since dogs do not have fingers and hands to explore (the way human babies do), ...

Cats can be full of surprises. They also are considered to be rather mysterious, largely due to their fascinating connections to the worlds of folklore, mythology and witchcraft. However, their ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — For nearly three decades, Paws and Whiskers Cat Rescue has worked consistently to save cats and connect them with loving homes. Now, the nonprofit is preparing for a major transition ...

When you picture a dog’s face, you probably think of soulful eyes, a shiny nose, and of course those iconic whiskers along the muzzle. But here’s something many dog lovers don’t know: those whiskers ...

Cat whiskers are vital sensory tools, not mere fur, enabling navigation, spatial judgment, and emotional expression. Trimming them causes disorientation, stress, and insecurity, hindering balance and ...

Julie is an Associate Editor at Australian Mammalogy, a member of the Australian Mammal Society, and a Director on the Board of The Wombat Foundation. Wombat noses and whiskers don’t just make them ...

MERRIMACK – Chocolate. Onions. Avocados. Grapes. These nibbles and many more ingestibles are toxic to dogs, so said the canine poison control experts among 23 vendors of all things canine or feline at ...

Jenna Beauchesne, left, a resident of Dracut, Mass., and Alexis Charbonneau of Hudson, stayed busy among 23 vendors at the recent Wags to Whiskers animal adoption festival by representing the Animal ...