New AI model, BehaVERT, reads mouse behavior like language, revealing patterns that could improve research into human ...

Every morning, a hummingbird visits the same plant on the same schedule, and researchers now think that routine might be ...

When biologists study cooperation in animals, they usually offer just a single task at a time. But what happens when animals can choose among several opportunities to work together? Biologists at ...

When large and warty cane toads were first brought to Australia nearly 100 years ago, they had a simple mission: to gobble up beetles and other pests in the sugarcane fields. Today, though, the toads ...

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 ...

Past psychology studies have consistently highlighted the importance of social bonds for survival, showing that enduring ...

What role does environmental settings play in behavior? This is what a recent study published in Scientific Reports hopes to address as an international team of researchers investigated behaviors ...

These unforgettable animal videoa show pets and wild creatures acting less like background characters and more like the stars ...

As a career ethologist, I was thrilled when I learned about Dr. Matthew Calarco's new and highly original book titled The Three Ethologies: A Positive Vision for Rebuilding Human-Animal Relationships.

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 ...

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 ...

Josh has a degree in Biology from University College London, and specialises in animals, palaeontology, climate, and the environment.View full profile Josh has a degree in Biology from University ...