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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Kellianne Matthews

Articles by Kellianne Matthews

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.

Why Baby Tapirs Look Like Walking Watermelons

This Spider Launches at 130 G’s (Humans Black Out at 9)

Why This Neon Katydid Isn’t the Mistake We Once Thought

The Northernmost Rhino Ever Found Lived 621 Miles Above the Arctic Circle

Why These Blue Morpho Caterpillars All Twitch at Once When Someone Speaks

The 427-Mile Swim That Redefines Polar Bear Survival

How the All-Female Amazon Molly Survives Without Males

The Mangalitsa Comeback Story, From Near-Extinction to Trendy Menus

This Heartwarming Dog Rescue Is Now Forever Memorialized

Meet Cambodia’s Newest (and Bluest) Pit Viper

1,316 Tons Of Carbon Trapped By One Small Animal

Is This Seal Flirting? The Secret Language Behind Its Silly Expressions

A Rabid Bobcat Attack Shows Why Rabies Shots Are Non-Negotiable

This Overlooked Predator Is Running Out of Time—Why Conservationists Are Racing to Save the Striped Hyena

What New Studies Reveal About Shark Social Behavior

Hedgehogs Have a Hidden Ultrasonic Ability That May Protect Them From Modern Dangers

Inside the Thrilling World of Reindeer Racing in the Far North

Ethiopia’s Hyenas Are Doing an Unexpected Job: Cleaning Cities and Cutting Emissions

Embryo Transfers for Rhinos? The Public Opinion Results Might Surprise You

Why Releasing Rescued Slow Lorises Back Into the Wild Often Goes Wrong

Meet the World’s Longest Bony Fish That Inspired Doomsday Myths

Why Do Female Caribou Have Antlers?

Built-In Helmet: How the Woodpecker’s Tongue Protects Its Brain

Thought Extinct for 6,000 Years, These Tiny Marsupials Have Just Been Rediscovered

The World’s Deadliest Border Is Now a Secret Sanctuary and Biological Time Capsule