It is time for animal behavior to become its own academic discipline. The Animal Behavior Society argues that animal behavior ...

A new study posits that same-sex sexual behavior developed to help primates in complex social groups ease tension, reduce ...

The research team analyzed camera trap data from 1,997 locations across 21 sites. Researchers urge action amid concerning ...

From bold foxes to gregarious birds, animals’ personalities are increasingly being seen as crucial to conservation efforts.

From fish scaling waterfalls to monkeys stealing babies these animal discoveries in 2025 revealed how much we still do not ...

Our environment is changing rapidly, largely as a result of human activities, leading to a significant decline in biodiversity. According to researchers from the University of Victoria and the Max ...

In the natural world -- where predators pounce, prey flee, and group members feed and sleep in solidarity -- animal behavior is glorious in its variety. Now, new research suggests there may be an ...

Scientists have shown that light pollution -- especially light in the blue spectrum -- can alter the behavior of fish after only a few nights, and have knock-on effects for their offspring. Scientists ...

In a breakthrough study, scientists have transferred a courtship behavior from one species to another, triggering the recipient to perform this completely foreign act as if it was its own. While genes ...

Science and common sense show diverse animals are feeling beings who care about what happens to themselves and others, and ...

Pets were once dismissed as trivial scientific subjects. Today, companion animal science is hot. Max, a 2-year-old German shepherd, Belgian Malinois and husky mix, was rescued in an emaciated ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — When a total solar eclipse transforms day into night, will tortoises start acting romantic? Will giraffes gallop? Will apes sing odd notes? Researchers will be standing by to observe ...