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Projected on the massive screen behind me onstage, a herd of giraffes rushes across a sweep of savanna. With the video set to loop, the giraffes gallop endlessly, giving me time to slowly lean across ...

As a great queen once sang in 2011, “women run the world.” This is true even in the animal kingdom, where females often lead the group. From insects to apex predators, female-led species are strong, ...

When I first heard of Oxford-trained zoologist and best-selling author Lucy Cooke's new book, Bitch: On the Female of the Species, I couldn't wait to read it. When I completed it, I realized all of ...

The stereotypes of dominant male and docile female creatures have shaped zoology since the time of Charles Darwin. This interpretation all too often still goes unchallenged today in textbooks and ...