House rabbits have a reputation as quiet, cuddly pets for children. Anyone who shares a home with one knows the truth is far more interesting.
Month: October 2026
Who is walking whom?
One ordinary walk with Haniel, followed from the front door to the last sniff.
The cat in the next chair
Cats are often called aloof. Look closer and a very different relationship appears, written in tails, head bumps and slow blinks.
The visitor with no agenda
In hospitals, care homes and hospices, a calm animal can open doors that years of good intentions could not. Why do we let animals in where we keep people out?
Two minds, one harness
A guide dog doesn’t simply lead the way. Behind every working partnership sits a long, careful education and a surprising division of labour.
Why we keep painting them
Long before writing, humans painted animals. We have never stopped. A short walk through the places where animals became art, and what that reveals about us.
Organised chaos, with whiskers
Ferrets are curious, comic and impossible to ignore. A closer look at one of the most misunderstood pets with paws.
In defence of ridiculous
Zoomies, head tilts, the cat who only drinks from a running tap. A tour of the gloriously silly things animals do, and what science can tell us about them.
What paws know
A paw is far more than a foot with fur on it. A short tour of the clever engineering under the animals we love.
The night shift
While towns and cities sleep, a whole world of paws comes out to work. A walk through the hours after dark.