A famous cat-and-mouse story from Mahabharata is about Lomasa, the cat, and Palita, the mouse. Lomasa lived on the branches of a tree. The story is full of practical wisdom and mirrors the ways people behave.

The world of interspecies friendships is far more populous and wondrous than we have ever imagined. One only has to look around to see how members of different species bond with each other and grow fond of each other for a lifetime.

Dodos symbolise the harm humans do to Nature. The skeletons and pictures of Dodo that we preserve caution us to be careful. If we are not, when dealing with Nature’s delicate treasures, we will impoverish Earth of many more of our exquisite fellow species.

Iberian lynx was the rarest among the 36 cat species in the world and was classified as endangered till June 2024. To the great relief of all animal lovers and Nature enthusiasts, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) took it off the endangered list and moved it to the ‘vulnerable’ list in June 2024.

Many US states have specific dog codes outlining the laws and regulations concerning dogs, but few have similar codes for cats. While most states have enacted laws to decrease the number of feral and stray cats, there are fewer regulations aimed at protecting them.

The street dogs in India have weathered much trouble. Yet with some food or an affectionate pat on the head, most of them can be won over and made a friend of yours. It saddens one to see that they crave love from us, humans, but we are too blind and hostile to see and understand that.

Mishmi is a tribe in Arunachal Pradesh and they rear Mithun for sacrificial slaughtering. How many Mithun one possesses is a sign of wealth among these tribal people.

The Welsh King Hywel the Good gave his country a set of laws full of common sense and compassion. Punishment was not the foundation of those laws, unlike the norm at that time.

Cats entered Japan around the 8th century CE, traveling thousands of miles and guarding the Buddhist scrolls. It is no surprise they received a regal place in Japanese culture.