Scientists are beginning to think that even seemingly innocent cat behavior — grooming another cat — might not always be nice ...

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

Animal behavior analysis is a fundamental tool in various studies, ranging from basic neuroscience research to understanding the causes and treatments of diseases. It is widely applied not only in ...

Animal behavior is the scientific study of the observable actions, interactions, and behavioral patterns of animals, typically investigated within ethology, behavioral ecology, and comparative ...

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 ...

The assumption that crumbled first The standard view held that episodic memory, the ability to mentally replay a specific ...

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

Your dog doesn't need more space. New research says it needs more chances to sniff - here's why that matters.

Drastic declines in biodiversity due to human activities present risks to understanding animal behaviors such as tool use, according to new research. Shrinking animal populations make the study of ...

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 ...

Less than a week from now, when the sun partially disappears behind Long Island's moon — and entirely in places like upstate New York — many of the Earth's creatures will react to the eclipse. Not all ...