In a recently published, PNAS study, professor Andreas Neider and his team found that crows and rhesus macaques take mental shortcuts.

Kendra Coulter's new book, "The Tortoise Tale", helps us recognize the interconnectedness of all life and shows how an unlikely wild neighbor can help us see ourselves anew.

From penguins to bonobos, queer behaviors in wildlife are natural and diverse. Learn how animals challenge human taboos and ...

Alex is said to have mastered 100 words and even asked questions – something that’s almost unheard of in non-human animals.

New research from the Champalimaud Foundation (CF) reveals how missing just one essential amino acid can change gene expression and the brain's sensory systems, prompting animals to seek out ...

A new study suggests that scavenging—the act of eating the meat of dead animals—may have played a much bigger role in human ...

Rébecca Kleinberger, who taught a class on designing technology for animals, is pioneering research into animal interactions ...

Jane Goodall kisses Tess, a female chimpanzee, at the Sweetwaters Chimpanzee Sanctuary near Nanyuki, north of Nairobi, on ...

Do insectivorous animals perceive green, caterpillar-shaped clay as a tasty meal? Ecologists sometimes use plasticine models ...

A recent study proposes a new paradigm for understanding the role of carrion in the subsistence of human populations ...

Tamás Faragó told Newsweek: "We should look at their behavior, how they interact with humans and how they live together with ...

NATCHITOCHES – Seventy percent of individuals who abuse animals are likely to move toward violence towards people, said Dr. Herman Soong, assistant professor of adult psychiatry and forensic ...