Robert Pellegrino, Ph.D., has joined the Texas A&M Department of Animal Science as an assistant professor of sensory science ...

Researchers model and map how neurons across the tiny brain of a C. elegans worm encode its behaviors, revealing many new insights about the robustness and flexibility of its nervous system. To ...

A male fruit fly in a laboratory chamber extends his wings and vibrates them to produce his species' version of a love song.

Researchers developed an advanced AI system named YORU that can identify specific animal behaviors with over 90% accuracy ...

This post is in response to The Eclectic Father of Cognitive Ethology By Marc Bekoff Ph.D. Source: Jeffrey Eisen/Pexels. A growing number of people, including academics and non-academic folks, are ...

Several years ago, Christian Rutz started to wonder whether he was giving his crows enough credit. Rutz, a biologist at the University of St. Andrews, in Scotland, and his team were capturing wild New ...

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 ...

Wandering albatross pair in courtship in South Georgia. Researchers have found some birds have bolder personalities than others. Education Images / Universal Images Group via Getty Images Several ...

Quick Take Scientists have documented same-sex behavior in hundreds of animal species, though it is not considered a required ...

Humans have climbed to the top of the food chain by skillfully hunting, trapping, and fishing for other animals at scales that far exceed other predators, altering how the animals behave and earning ...

Detail that zoochosis can come from a variety of factors, including social isolation, small enclosures, noisy visitors, and lack of enrichment. Explore how zoos are working to reduce zoochosis through ...