animals

The Animal with Envious Rights

Madhavankutty Pillai

On a proposal to roof every cow in a country where millions are homeless

It’s Actually Easy to Love…

Rohit Chawla with Introductory Essay by Pritish Nandy

The story of human touch in six animal chapters

The Case for Evicting Ganpati

Madhavankutty Pillai

If God is everywhere, he doesn’t need to be on the streets

Early Sex

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The planet’s first acts of copulation, discovered in an ancient species of fish, were performed sideways

The Genetics of Taming

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Domestication involves small changes in many genes and not drastic changes in a few

Jealousy and Evolution

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Dogs can feel jealousy, and like anger and fear, it might even serve an evolutionary purpose

Dogs Lead the Way

arindam

For the first time, gene therapy is found to cure Type 1 diabetes in large animals

Beastly Tales from Cover to Cover

Arpita Das

The assumption that all animal stories are children’s stories is an odd one. Two recent books, by Nilanjana Roy and Musharraf and Michelle Farooqi, remind us that many of our best-loved stories that feature animals have engaged children as much as they have intrigued adult readers