A perspective in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface argues that advances in AI, sensing technologies and modeling are transforming the study of collective animal behavior, with implications ...

Understanding how genes influence complex behaviors remains one of biology's most fascinating challenges. Now, however, in a recent study, researchers have compiled a comprehensive dataset documenting ...

In this article, we… Define zoochosis as a popular term to characterize the abnormal, repetitive behaviors seen in some captive animals. Detail that zoochosis can come from a variety of factors, ...

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 ...

In recent decades, the use of video datasets such as wildlife cameras or lab videos has become one of the most important tools for the study of animal behavior. These datasets help researchers make ...

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 ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. If animals could talk, how would they say they are feeling? While ...

Students and researchers gathered at the Terasaki Life Sciences Building to attend a wild animal welfare science seminar March 7. Researchers presented animal welfare case studies, challenges in ...

On Aug. 21, 2017, a solar eclipse shrouded The Riverbanks Zoo and Garden in Columbia, South Carolina, in near-total darkness for 2½ minutes. In the time leading up to the darkness, during it, and ...

I've been studying various aspects of animal behavior, especially in mammals, for many decades and have always felt uneasy about how cultural values have limited our true understanding of the dynamics ...

Science and common sense show diverse animals are feeling beings who care about what happens to themselves and others, and skeptics need to stop ignoring well-established facts.