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

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

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

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

Our environment is changing rapidly, largely as a result of human activities, leading to a significant decline in biodiversity. According to researchers from the University of Victoria and the Max ...

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 ...

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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Animal nervous systems may lose their adaptive edge with climate change. PM Images/DigitalVision via Getty Images Human-driven ...

Being conscious basically means being awake, aware, and able to perceive one's thoughts, feelings, and surroundings. It represents what is called a "first-person" subjective experience. Behavioral ...

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 ...