Writer for A-Z Animals

Kellianne Matthews

Kellianne Matthews is a writer at A-Z Animals where her primary focus is on anthrozoology, conservation, human-animal relationships, and animal behavior. Kellianne has been researching and writing about animals and the environment for over ten years and has decades of hands-on experience working with a variety of species. She holds a Master’s Degree from Brigham Young University, which she earned in 2017. A resident of Utah, Kellianne enjoys sewing and design, animal rescue, volunteering with Arctic Rescue, and going on adventures with her husky.

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March 2022 Member Since

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642 articles published

Kellianne Matthews

Articles by Kellianne Matthews

How a Nuclear Power Plant and Local Action Created the World’s Unlikeliest Shark Nursery

Sled Dogs Burn 15,000 Calories a Day — Here’s How

9 Bugs That Look Like Wasps but Are Totally Harmless

The Insect Nicknamed ‘Cow Killer’ Has Never Killed a Single Cow

Rescued Baby Woodpecker Named Woody Gets a Second Chance

How to Track Contender, the 1,700-Pound Great White Shark Heading to Cape Cod

The Real Indiana Town That Made Black Cats Wear Bells

How an Empire Created the World’s Wooliest Pig and Nearly Lost It Forever

Wildlife Crime Is a $23 Billion Industry. Tech Giants Just Picked a Side.

Why Snake Owners Need 2 Temperature Zones, Not One

Why Cows Have Been Swimming to This Irish Island Since the 1800s

When to Watch Hummingbirds and the 2 Daily Windows You Shouldn’t Miss

Beavers Don’t Live in Their Dams, So Where Do They Sleep?

How a Neon-Orange Frog Stayed Hidden from Science So Long

Debunking the the ‘Most Venomous Spider’ Myth About Daddy Longlegs

A Chickadee’s Brain Physically Grows Each Fall. Then It Shrinks Again in Spring

This Spider Lives in Groups, Hunts Together, and Never Turns Cannibal

An Endangered Tapir Was Hunted for Crimes Rabbits Committed

How a Photo-Recognition AI Found Whales Using Earthquake Data

Sharks Have Individual Personalities, and One Naps on His Favorite Toy

Humans Confuse Gators and Crocs, but the Reptiles Never Do

600 Belugas Reveal a Surprising Mating Strategy Hidden Under Arctic Ice

A Nightjar’s Whole Life Runs on a 29-Day Lunar Clock

The Hidden Link Between Bees and Human Health

A Drunk Stranger Ended an Entire Species at a Thai Temple

Tourism Drove These Rare Seals into a Hidden Cave

Colonial History Predicts Wildlife Attitudes Better Than Economics, Study Says

A Mountain Lion Watched Joggers for 3 Hours. No One Noticed.

How a Single Genetic Switch Creates Orange, Calico, and Tortoiseshell Cats

The Animal with the World’s Strongest Bite Carries Newborns Gently

Qatar’s Sand Cats Were Presumed Gone. Then Came the Cubs.

This Bird Uses Its Beak as a Needle to Sew Its Nest

Tourists Feed These Macaques Junk Food. Now They Eat Dirt to Cope.

This Lynx Soaks Prey in Water — and Teaches Her Cubs to Do It

The Last Wild Japanese Otter Was Photographed in 1979. Then It Was Gone.

Some Birds’ Feathers Are Designed to Self-Destruct on Schedule

Vietnam’s Rarest Wild Dog Vanished for 20 Years. One Photo Changed That.

Idaho Once Parachuted 76 Beavers into the Wild — and It Worked

Tiny Parrots Name Themselves Before They Can Even Fly

In Saving a Rescue Dog, You May Find One Who Saves You

Bulls Can’t See Red. Here’s What Actually Triggers a Charge.

Bumpy the Baby Hippo Was Hours from Death. Now He’s a World-Famous Super-Napper.

Jaguars Once Roamed the Grand Canyon. One Is Back.

The Hidden Paintbrush Inside a Rainbow Lorikeet’s Mouth

Animal Personalities Shape Who Lives and Who Dies

Inside Harar, Where Wild Hyenas Eat from Human Hands at Night

Platypus Fur Hides a Microscopic Feature Only Birds Were Supposed to Have

Tiny Crabs Etch Perfect Spirals in Sand, Then Vanish with the Tide

Gray Seals Learned to Sing Star Wars. Here’s What That Means

Seals Can Ignore CO2 Levels 200 Times Higher Than Normal. We Can’t.