Ethological studies of animal sentience are critical because they focus on wild animals displaying flexibility and adapting ...

A new large-scale study led by a research team from the Yale Center for Biodiversity and Global Change has found that wildlife responds not only to how humans reshape their habitats, but also to the ...

(Eric VOLTO/500px/Getty Images) Biologists have long believed that having a large brain, relative to your body, might go hand ...

A friend of mine recently sent me a beautiful and moving photo essay published by Isa Leshko capturing the "beauty and dignity of elderly animals" "in their winter years". As I looked at each of the ...

Animals in the wild are changing their behavior after watching humans, reveals new research. Up to two-thirds of species — including deer, raccoons and birds — are changing their behavioral patterns ...

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 underlying ...

A new study suggests habit formation in animals goes beyond automated repetition. It could be a method of evolved survival strategy.

Elephants investigate and revisit the remains of their dead for years — a biologist explains the real science behind this ...

Explore the resilience, survival, and unique behaviors of Arctic wildlife in one of the planet’s most extreme environments.

Most people notice animal behavior in passing. A flock of birds scatters, a fox wanders a little too close to a porch, a ...

For many animals, moonlight changes everything from the way they hunt to how they protect themselves or find mates. Some adapt for survival, while others take advantage of the extra light in ...

Researchers from the Cluster of Excellence Collective Behavior have introduced the method YOLO-Behaviour: a new computer vision framework to automatically identify animal behaviors from videos. The ...