Slugs may be considered one of the more innocuous garden residents, but they won’t stand aside when food is on the line.

As Georgia’s animal crimes prosecutor, Jessica Rock fights for those unable to speak for themselves. That includes dogs that have been abused or forced into fighting, or even roosters bred to fight ...

Humans aren’t the only animals with hot tempers. In 2016, ecologist Kristen Cecala and a colleague watched black-bellied salamanders (Desmognathus amphileucus) from Appalachian streams lunge at one ...