Japan’s islands stretch from tropical beaches to snowy mountains, creating homes for some of the world’s most unique and adorable wildlife. Island isolation has created special species like Japanese ...

Cats are beloved in Japan, as they have been for thousands of years. From old mythological tales of feline yokai like the smart shape-shifting bakeneko to the Hello Kitties and lucky maneki-nekos of ...

Ever lowered yourself into a perfectly warm bath or hot tub and immediately closed your eyes in relaxation? It turns out that capybaras, the world’s largest and most meme-able rodent, essentially ...

Samantha Ward is the Research Advisor for Wild Welfare, an international animal welfare charity. Imagine sipping a latte while stroking an owl or watching an otter play at your feet. This is the ...