By: Adam McGovern

I would know it was my birthday / when the fireflies first came out

By: Joshua Glenn

1964–2003: BEAVER PATROL

By: Joshua Glenn

1934–1963: EAGER BEAVER

By: Joshua Glenn

1904–1933: Busy as a beaver

By: Jessamyn West

The original shoegaze mammal.

By: Alix Lambert

The spirit animal of a generation.

By: Annie Nocenti

Crows: Mostly, they give me the side-eye.

By: Luc Sante

Now to gather under the banner of the capybara.

By: Adrienne Crew

Is it any wonder that goats are G.O.A.T. ?

By: Mandy Keifetz

Nobler than highest of angels.

By: Matthew Battles

They come from over the horizon.

By: James Hannaham

Things prey on them—that puts them on our side.

By: Stephanie Burt

Anemone: the pressure where she lives must be intense.

By: Joshua Glenn

Why are we overawed by the owl?

By: Matthew Battles

Animals come to us “as messengers and promises.” Of what?