Aesop's The Lion and the Boar. Source: J van Kessel/Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain Fables, cartoons, and viral videos often favor animal over human protagonists. Here’s why. A fable is a short tale ...

Guion’s “Just So Stories” follows a group of children who settle into a bookstore run by a Mr. Reed. Mr. Reed leads a story ...

Despite the availability of numerous non-animal meal plans, the vast majority of people continue to eat other animals and animal products. In his new book called Farm to Fable: The Fictions of Our ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Several chapters into Aesop’s Animals: The Science Behind the Fables, zoologist and ...

An illustration from an Arabic translation of a story in the 'Pañcatantra,' a collection of animal fables. Photo12/Universal Images Group via Getty Images In today’s volatile world, where wars can be ...