Texas has more privately owned big cats than most U.S. states combined and the numbers are rising. From unregulated ownership to illegal breeding operations, the Lone Star State is quietly becoming ...

It might not scream “high-tech gadget,” but it’ll leave your home looking like you’ve never even seen a shedding dog or cat.

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In a wildly entertaining video, one adventurous orange cat finds a way to turn a plant hanger into his amusement park, and it ...

By late May each year, monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) return to the Berkshires from their winter home in the oyamel fir forests in the Sierra Madre Mountains of central Mexico, ...

Summer is when these insects become active and damage your plants. While most plants can sustain minimal damage, try to stay ahead of these culprits.

Toxoplasma gondii, a parasite spread by cats, can shred human sperm and may be an overlooked factor in declining male ...

Bob Erlich, an Evergreen Park resident, has devoted his retirement years to promoting and caring for butterflies — and ...

Discover why your cat is peeing on house plants and learn effective prevention and fix strategies with our how-to guide.

These are pests of the cool, wet times of spring and early summer. They hang out in moist, mulched beds and they come out to ...

Monarch butterflies depend on the milkweed plant as the only food source for its larvae, but the monarchs benefit from the ...

Fruit. Growing a papaya tree is a simple matter. If you plant papaya seeds now from store-bought fruit, you will probably see ...