Vicky Kahn

05/09/2023

A central bearded dragon basks on a log in the Adelaide Hills of South Australia. Bearded dragons are famous sun-lovers—and, when they get too hot, they will open their mouths to help cool back down.

Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.

31/08/2023

Both scientists and artists have long contemplated the mystery of what goes on in animals’ minds and what it could mean for our relationships with them. For his book The Silence of Dogs in Cars, photographer Martin Usborne captured this Great Dane named Alfie, a composite image of two photographs. Usborne says he doesn’t presume to guess what animals might be feeling in his portraits—but “it’s important to recognize them as independent beings who no doubt share in our fears and joys of the world.”

20/06/2023

A broken leg can be a death sentence for a horse. Because horses have so little soft tissue in their legs, broken bones often tear through skin or cut off circulation to the rest of the limb, leaving them prone to infection.

28/05/2023

Trafficking in ivory and other wildlife products is a national security threat that funds other types of crime, though penalties for these crimes are typically much lower than for trafficking in arms, drugs, or humans.

24/04/2023

A dancing couple performs the tango on a picture postcard from 1910.

15/04/2023

Alicia Chamberlain [right] is the owner of Lakeside Grill, where locals come on by for fishing, food, and fun. There's even Live Bluegrass Jamz every 3rd Sunday of the month.

03/04/2023

Reaching through the bars of her enclosure, García Ramírez brushes Xin Xin.