SocietyWhy animals should be given the same legal rights as humansFrom 2017: Around the world, environmentalists have been arguing for the rights of animals and entire ecosystems in the courts—and they’re winning
WorldA sad ending for the ’world’s loneliest polar bear’From 2016: Arthur the polar bear never did make it to a refuge in Manitoba
LifeQ&A: Our complicated relationship with zoosFrom 2015: Sociologist David Grazian on the evolution of the zoo, the false authenticity that it purveys—and the underpaid women who do all the work
Being CanadianWhat it feels like to feed the giraffes at the Toronto ZooIt’s just another day at the office for this Toronto zookeeper as he feeds these giraffes. See what it’s like to get so close to the world’s tallest land animal.