For a child growing up in the West, animals may talk in books like “Black Beauty” and in films like “Bambi.” But by the time we are adults, aside from some deviations like “Animal Farm,” we mostly ...

“Feathers Together” and “Polar Bear” are portals into the joys and hardships of migratory animals’ lives. By Lenora Todaro To perceive the world through another’s eyes is a profound act of empathy; to ...

On the Arctic Ocean’s fringe, polar bears stand on ice thinning from human-caused climate change. Without thick ice from which to powerfully pounce on seals, many of these symbols of the wild north ...