A team of researchers at Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, working with a colleague at Station d'Ecologie Theorique et Experimentale du CNRS, has found evidence that suggests butterflies use their ...

Tails might look like nature’s afterthought but for many animals, they’re multitasking power tools. Whether it’s balancing, fighting, flirting, or escaping predators, tails do way more than just wag.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Have you ever wondered what a bird’s tail is made of? It’s actually just feathers. Unlike animals such as cats or dogs, there are ...

My best friend is a golden retriever. When I get home, she greets me with a goofy smile and a big wag of her fluffy tail. I talked about why she has a tail with my friend Jillian Haines. She’s a ...

You probably assume your dog only uses his tail to let you know he’s happy to see you, but did you know it has a bunch of other uses, too? Besides just greeting you after a long trip (or a short trip ...

Some people find it hard to understand what their dogs are trying to say. When they want to play, when they want to rest, or ...

In a pair of complementary studies, researchers took a close look at Luna moth (Actias luna) tails through the eyes of birds and female moths to test the tails' role in predation and sexual selection.

Fluffy, curly, short or stumpy, tails are an adorable feature of our furry friends. But if not for human amusement, why do dogs have tails? A vet explains. Nothing makes me feel quite as happy and ...