From nativity plays to crèche sets to Christmas cards, animals are ubiquitous in our vision of the birth of Christ – but according to the Bible, not a single animal was there.

(RNS) — Though they aren't mentioned in the Bible Christmas story, live animals have been part of nativity scenes since the 1200s. But sometimes things go awry, including a recent case of cows ...

Camels, donkeys, sheep and goats are part of the traveling petting zoos busy providing animals to churches that want to add an air of authenticity to living Nativity scenes. A-Z Exotic Animal ...

Farm animals, reindeer and camels are in high demand between Thanksgiving and Christmas, said Megan Powell, event coordinator at Honey Hill Farm, a mobile petting zoo with locations in Berry ...

People gather around a pen of animals as the Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church celebrates Christmas Eve with a children's service complete with a live nativity scene on Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2019.

For some people, it just doesn’t feel like Christmas until you’ve seen a Living Nativity, complete with live animals and actors portraying Joseph, Mary and the wise men adoring the baby Jesus.

Some farmers have extra reason to rejoice at Christmas: Tis the season for renting out animals for live Nativity scenes and other holiday events. Growing up in rural Burlington, Wisconsin, one of ...