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A homeless man and his dog at night on the Millennium Bridge with St. Paul's Cathedral in the background.

Volunteer veterinarians These associations look after the pets of people in need

The "immortal jellyfish" Turritopsis nutricula

Constant regeneration 3 practically immortal animals

When a pet hamster suddenly dies, it can be quite a shock for the owner

A shock for pet owners Why would a hamster suddenly die?

Toad migrations often pose great dangers for the animals.

Wildlife foundations call for caution Caution! The toad migration has already begun

Three Iberian lynxes in the wild

Once the world's rarest big cat The Iberian lynx is no longer threatened with extinction

Jay

This Bird Can Memorize Up to 6000 Hiding Places! 7 Amazing Facts About the Jay

Rainbow boa in a vivarium

Without contact to conspecifics Ronaldo, the rainbow boa, gives birth to 14 babies through self-fertilization

Two rabbits sniff pieces of carrot

Nutrition This is why carrots are unhealthy for rabbits

Keeping a chameleon in a species-appropriate way

Reptiles How to keep chameleons in a species-appropriate way

How long do horses actually live? And how does it differ between different breeds? PETBOOK provides an overview

Life expectancy How long do horses live?

Black and white guinea pig on a meadow

More than just squeaking The different sounds of guinea pigs and what they mean

Grass Snake Plays Dead

Communication The different sounds and songs of budgies and what they mean

A guinea pig is fed with cucumber

Shy small animals How to get rabbits and guinea pigs accustomed to people

A spurred tortoise in its outdoor enclosure next to its cold frame

Coming out of hibernation How to set up a cold frame for tortoises

Two horses cuddle together in the pasture

"Do you speak Horse?" This is how even beginners may understand the body language of horses

Drag queen Olivia Jones has been fighting for animal welfare alongside Peta for years.

PETBOOK interview Olivia Jones on her work for Peta: 'Back then, we shut down an entire KFC restaurant on Reeperbahn for a few hours.'

Rare horse breeds

Critically endangered These are the rarest horse breeds in the world

Fireflies over a river

Glowing beetles Fireflies can be seen in these German regions

A horse's hindquarters buckle

Disease Wobbler syndrome – why horses occasionally stumble on their hind legs

Rabbit

On their hind legs, jumping about... How to correctly interpret the body language of rabbits