There’s not a PR firm in the world that could spin the reputation of the rat. They’re aggressive, they’re destructive and they’re everywhere. The global rat population is estimated to be at least 7 ...

One morning 10 years ago, psychologist Jaak Panksepp walked into his lab and made an unusual proposition to a research assistant: “Come tickle some rats with me!” Panksepp wasn’t just trying to ...

A children’s author, the host of a television show and an NPR commentator are the guests at the premiere of Season 2 of “Pretending to Be on Television with Glen Tickle” Sunday, Jan. 8 at the ...

Most mammals laugh, scientists have found. Apes laugh, and dogs. Even uncute animals, such as rats. In fact, scientists have found, rats love laughing. And why shouldn’t they? “It’s joy, it’s positive ...

• Lines close to your heart make your heart laugh. Then your heart tickles your brain, and it laughs. Then your brain makes you laugh. Nicolas Villegas, grade 2, Glen Acres • Because your skin is ...

How do whales hear music? They listen to orca-stras! I told that joke to a lizard and got crickets. It made me wonder the same thing as Eid Muhammad Afridi, who asked Saturday's Weird Animal Question ...