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 ...

For humans, feces are last on the list of things we’d place near our mouth. In the animal world, that reaction does not ...

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 ...

A recent study from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) reveals that, despite their outsized ecological impact ...

Animals playing dead is a real, scientifically described behavior known as thanatosis. This behavior can be essential for an animal’s survival when faced with a threat. This YouTube Short by ...

Despite decades of independent progress in population ecology and movement ecology, researchers have lacked a theoretical ...

Play is important for animals in captivity, both as an indicator of their emotional states and as a contributor to their long ...

Ohio State researchers study animal responses to the 2024 solar eclipse, using soundscape analysis to investigate changes in ...

When Houssein Rayaleh received a WhatsApp message from a local ecotourism guide showing footage of a lioness in Djibouti, he was excited. The video showed the big cat running directly in front of a ...

Rare observations show Atlantic puffins holding sticks to reach itchy spots, suggesting tool-like behavior beyond nest ...

New research shows newborn animals make smart decisions minutes after hatching, using flexible instincts that combine ...

Detail that zoochosis can come from a variety of factors, including social isolation, small enclosures, noisy visitors, and lack of enrichment. Explore how zoos are working to reduce zoochosis through ...