Not even wild animals are safe from Mexico’s cartel violence. Tigers, elephants, lions and monkeys were evacuated this week from a wildlife refuge in Culiacán, Sinaloa, a city overrun by cartel ...

4. Olmec objects: NYC’s Met Museum “Seated hollow figure with helmet,” one of many Olmec artifacts from Mexico housed in the Met Museum. (Met Museum) ...

From the magnificent jaguar of the Mesoamerican jungle to the humble alebrije of folk art, animals have played a profound role in shaping Mexican cultural identity for thousands of years. Mexico’s ...

Their design—like that of other Olmec artifacts such as ceramics and figurines—appears to have been inspired by the jaguar, an animal that symbolized power, authority, and spirituality.

Do nonhuman animals live in a kind of eternal present, or are they aware of the passage of time? That question has been debated by scientists for decades. Most experts agree that animals have some way ...

Crews installed a 20,000-pound stone Olmec head in the Lied Jungle at the Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium on Thursday. It’s a gift from Xalapa, Omaha’s sister city in Mexico, and it’s called ...

Animal testing remains a fundamental part of biomedical research. But as funding evaporates, mice, rats and even monkeys may be euthanized. By Emily Anthes On April 1, the Trump administration’s ...

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Gail Borden Public Library’s new “Olmec Origins” exhibit, featuring 33 Olmec sculptures, makes its Kane County debut Nov. 13 at the main library in downtown Elgin.

Olmec Trails takes people on a physical and historical journey with 33 installments outdoors and indoors across multiple towns. Each piece, painted by artists like Sergio Gomez, contains a deep ...

Its helmet is carved with animal figures, possibly eagles and jaguars, which were martial and authoritative symbols in Olmec culture. “The jaguar and eagle are the totemic animals from southern and ...