A tiger walks the same worn groove along the edge of its exhibit like a broken record. A parrot methodically plucks out its ...

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

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 ...

Homosexual behavior is much more common across the animal kingdom than we first thought, new research has found. Scientists found that 78 percent of animal behavior experts had seen some degree of ...

Some of the foundational studies in the field were neither ethical by today’s standards nor replicable. But we can do better. Unfortunately for both the field and the dogs themselves, the truth is ...

Louise Gentle works for Nottingham Trent University. Biologging is the practice of attaching devices to animals so that scientific data can be collected. For decades, basic biologgers have been used ...

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

Whether you’ve had your pet for a long time, or are just welcoming a new addition to the family, pet behavior training can be incredibly helpful. Most of the time, animals aren’t trying to annoy us, ...

Top neuroscience labs are adapting new and unexpected tools to gain a deeper understanding of how mice, and ultimately humans, react to different drug treatments. By Peter Hess Published Jan 10, 2024 ...