When Kazane Kajiya voluntarily sterilised herself in the United States aged 27, she essentially "flipped the middle finger" at Japan's patriarchal society that had long pushed her towards motherhood.

Exciting news! Woodland Park Zoo expects two baby gorillas in May, a delightful addition for visitors and wildlife enthusiasts.

Social media has a habit of turning health topics into viral trends. The latest example is “period scooping”, a term circulating widely on TikTok that promises a way to manage or even shorten ...

The animal kingdom showcases remarkable diversity in lifespans, from centuries-old tortoises to ephemeral mayflies. But among mammals—our warm-blooded, typically long-lived relatives—one species ...

The animal kingdom displays remarkable diversity in reproduction and birth processes, often leaving us humans fascinated and full of questions. From elephants’ lengthy pregnancies to marsupials’ ...

Millions of years of isolation have shaped Australia's extraordinary mammal fauna into species unlike anywhere else in the world, from platypus to koalas and wombats. Tragically, Australia is the ...

MELBOURNE, Fla. — The Brevard Zoo is preparing for a new addition. Kumi, a 12-year-old Masai giraffe at Brevard Zoo, is pregnant, marking the first giraffe birth at the zoo since her sire, Mapenzi, ...

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Ohio has become the 11th state to enact restrictions on hog gestational crates, the last in a 15-year saga to make changes in animal rights regulations. As of Dec. 31, Ohio’s hog farmers can only use ...

Why Do Some Mammals Give Birth Standing ... Why Is It Dangerous to Give Birth Lying ... Which Animals Give Birth Standing Up? When it comes to animals giving birth, it’s understandable if we ...

Nine months might seem like a long time to be pregnant, but this time frame is tame for some members of the animal kingdom. Depending on the species, some animals have gestation periods that last for ...

Asian elephant Nhi Linh, who stands in the foreground, is pregnant. Behind her is Spike, who sired the calf. Skip Brown / Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute Elephant ...