A new study reveals how ravens' behavior impacts their survival. Risk-prone birds face higher mortality due to human ...

Dr. Mike Dacey analyses the challenges researchers face when studying the cognitive and emotional lives of animals and offers ...

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Aggression and reactivity account for the largest share in training inquiries submitted by American pet owners.

A moving look at the subtle behaviors and emotional shifts that reveal when a shelter animal finally feels safe, secure, and ...

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 ...

As a career ethologist, I was thrilled when I learned about Dr. Matthew Calarco's new and highly original book titled The Three Ethologies: A Positive Vision for Rebuilding Human-Animal Relationships.

What role does environmental settings play in behavior? This is what a recent study published in Scientific Reports hopes to address as an international team of researchers investigated behaviors ...

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Two lion brothers rubbing heads in sign of affection and bonding© RichartPhotos/Shutterstock.com Scientists have recorded same-sex behavior across many animal groups ...

The idea that animals can predict the weather is old enough that most people treat it as folklore by default. Punxsutawney ...