Animal behavior research has shown that many species can recognize individuals, remember past encounters, and adjust their ...

Scientists have recorded same-sex behavior across many animal groups, including mammals, birds, and reptiles. Still, the meaning of that behavior depends on the species and the context. Behavior that ...

Amidst this crisis, machine learning has emerged as a potential solution to these limitations, offering continuous, non-invasive monitoring that can operate across the full daily cycle of animals, ...

1. Curiosity in Motion When an animal stops and stares, it’s not always a warning or a threat, it’s curiosity taking the lead ...

Next month’s total solar eclipse is expected to confuse the heck out of animals and create some bizarre behavior — so scientists are staking out zoos and asking people to take notes on their pets for ...

Researchers have documented several cases of spatial orientation in tarantulas living both in trees and in underground ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – When people visit the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo, they might see the animals eating or playing or taking a snooze. Visitors only see them for a few minutes. It’s just a small ...

In years' past, researchers observed unusual animal behavior at zoos across the nation during a total solar eclipse. Flamingos circled their babies to protect them. Giraffes galloped around their ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A goat with an arrow wound nibbles the medicinal herb dittany. O. Dapper, CC BY When a wild orangutan in Sumatra recently suffered ...

Two lion brothers rubbing heads in sign of affection and bonding© RichartPhotos/Shutterstock.com Scientists have recorded same-sex behavior across many animal groups ...