Aesop's The Lion and the Boar. Source: J van Kessel/Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain Fables, cartoons, and viral videos often favor animal over human protagonists. Here’s why. A fable is a short tale ...

Despite the availability of numerous non-animal meal plans, the vast majority of people continue to eat other animals and animal products. In his new book called Farm to Fable: The Fictions of Our ...

Guion’s “Just So Stories” follows a group of children who settle into a bookstore run by a Mr. Reed. Mr. Reed leads a story ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Several chapters into Aesop’s Animals: The Science Behind the Fables, zoologist and ...

An illustration from an Arabic translation of a story in the 'Pañcatantra,' a collection of animal fables. Photo12/Universal Images Group via Getty Images In today’s volatile world, where wars can be ...

Zoologist Wimpenny (Ten Thousand Birds) delves into the animal behavior behind Aesop’s fables in this clever survey. Wimpenny marvels at the fact that Aesop’s stories continue to “shape our emerging ...