Neurophysiologists in the Netherlands have found that if you place a hamster wheel outdoors in a natural setting, wild animals such as mice will come and run on it voluntarily. This suggests that ...

Pet mice and hamsters aren’t the only creatures who like to go for a spin on the hamster wheel. Animals in the wild — mice, frogs and even snails and slugs — seem to enjoy a bit of exercise ...

Mice really do like to run in wheels Scientists put a cagelike structure in a green urban area with a running wheel inside. A camera captured wild mice, shrews and other animals running on the wheel.

Scientists and animal rights activists have long wondered if wheel running was a neurotic behavior exclusive to captive mice. But new research on mice in the wild shows that it's possible these ...

Humans aren't the only animals with Good Samaritan tendencies: elephants, chimps and dolphins have all been known to come to the aid of ailin ...

Most short-lived animals, like mice and squirrels, or even large mammals like moose or bears, never experience more than one solar eclipse. In fact, it's likely the vast majority will never go ...