Photographer Amy Stein set out to capture our paradoxical relationship with the "wild" in her series Domesticated. Expertly crafting each photograph based on real news reports and oral... Read more >>

As a kid I used to think I could talk to animals. Not in a Dr. Doolittle way, where I could decipher moos and clucks, but in an innocent “of course I can talk to the animals” kid-way. I spent every… Read more >>

First of all, let me just tell you that I am terrified of snakes. I can look at them in pictures and in cages, but in the wild is a totally different story. When I was younger, I almost stepped... Read more >>

South African Safari—Ultimate Adrenaline Meets Ultimate Luxury at Madikwe Safari Lodge Tearing flesh, crunching bones, the two largest lions in Africa are so close to the safari jeep that I... Read more >>

It was called the “red mark test” or just the “mark test,” and it was first tried out on a gorilla over two decades ago. Scientists applied a smudge of red powder to the... Read more >>

Truly, there is no end to the inventive and violent mating strategies of animals. If we could all be the proverbial “fly on the wall” of evolution we could witness the selection process... Read more >>

“I killed it with a Birkenstock,” I said, beaming, as I described having whacked a light brown fuzzy tarantula, the size of half a tennis ball, in defense of the bathtub toys. Then I... Read more >>

Early this morning I have the following dream. I wrote it quickly, to be sure and capture the feelings and images. I have been exploring my feminine spiritual side a lot lately, feeling a calling... Read more >>

I still can’t believe I slept through the carryings-on of Wednesday night, I must be getting older! After falling asleep twice in front of a sitcom, I just gave up and went upstairs to bed. It... Read more >>