Quick Take Scientists have documented same-sex behavior in hundreds of animal species, though it is not considered a required ...

Researchers developed an advanced AI system named YORU that can identify specific animal behaviors with over 90% accuracy ...

A tiger walks the same worn groove along the edge of its exhibit, like a broken record. A parrot methodically plucks out its own feathers until bare skin shows through. To a casual visitor, these can ...

Several years ago, Christian Rutz started to wonder whether he was giving his crows enough credit. Rutz, a biologist at the University of St. Andrews, in Scotland, and his team were capturing wild New ...

A dog gives a protective bark, sensing a nearby stranger. A cat slinks by disdainfully, ignoring anyone and everyone. A cow moos in contentment, chewing its cud. At least, that’s what we may think ...

The study of animal behavior is a cornerstone of psychology for several reasons. Ethology, or the study of animals in their natural habitats, sheds light on how animals interact with each other and ...

Urbanization represents a significant shift in landscape, habitat composition , and human-built structures, with profound ...

Biomechanical interactions, rather than neurons, control the movements of one of the simplest animals. The discovery offers a glimpse into how animal behavior worked before neurons evolved. The ...

Digging up preserved specimens of Earth’s earliest life gives us a portal to the past — and now, that portal is offering us a voyeuristic peek at the oldest example of animal behavior we yet know of: ...

The study of animal behavior is a cornerstone of psychology for several reasons. Ethology, or the study of animals in their natural habitats, sheds light on how animals interact with each other and ...