This piece comes to us from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). In honor of LGBTQ+ Pride month, Nature and WCS are sharing stories of nature and conservation from members of these communities.

If you've ever known the love of an animal, you know the feeling. It's playing a game of fetch with your dog when you're happy or cuddling with your cat when you're sad. It's a wet nose nuzzling your ...

Animals don't read relationship advice or attend therapy sessions, but they understand things about love that many of us spend a lifetime struggling to grasp. They live with an emotional honesty and ...

Most people have observed how animals love each other. When your cat grooms your dog, that is love. If you lose one of your pets and your other pets seem to mope around the house, that is love. If you ...

"If having a soul means being able to feel love and loyalty and gratitude, then animals are better off than a lot of humans." — James Herriot, ‘All Creatures Great And Small,’ 1972. Animal stories ...

Cumberland Valley Animal Shelter answers your pet-related questions. Oxytocin may offer a clue into the ability for animals to love, and one reader wonders if her friend is crazy for not knowing a cat ...

For the majority of animals, Valentine’s Day is no more than a day like any other (though some lucky cats might delight in the added presence of sniffable flowers and swatable heart-shaped boxes).

Whether animals can experience romantic love is unknown. But there is some evidence that they are capable of experiencing the same range of emotions as we can. The brains of many mammals are ...

(CNN) — Most people learn about “the birds and the bees” when they’re young, but sex in the animal kingdom is not for the faint of heart. For every peacock fanning out its dazzling feathers to attract ...

Bottom line: If you can hug, ride, or take a selfie with a wild animal, it’s best to skip it. “Most people love animals and don’t want to see them abused. But the sad truth is that animal lovers — in ...

Pets have long been family members for most owners–but when it comes to food, love sometimes stops. A representative study ...