Studying 50 species of primates, researchers found 80% of the species studied performed corpse carrying behaviors as a way to process grief. Following the loss of an infant, some primate mothers carried the body for up to four months following death.
Squirrels have four main personality traits, researchers report. Understanding how an animal’s personality influences use of space may be important for wildlife conservation.
Studying red junglefowl chicks, researchers conclude impulsivity is linked to both gene expression and early life experiences.
Domestic cats choose not a contrafreeload, a behavior where most animals prefer to work for their food.
While the response to numbers may be an evolutionary trait we share with some animals, our ability to perceive language and digits underpins our advanced mathematical skills.
A new study demonstrated dogs do not reciprocate food-giving, nor do they act more favorably toward a friendly human.
After 14,000 years of domestication, dogs have an edge in both cognition and people-reading skills over wolves.
Foxes bred to be either tame or aggressive had increased size in similar brain regions, a new study reports. The animals bred for specific behavioral traits had larger brains than those that were conventionally bred. The findings contradict existing th…
Young male orangutans seek out role models in immigrant adult males and female juveniles, while young female orangutans prefer their mothers or other local female adults as their role models.
Over the years, many people have reported their pets can communicate with them. There are numerous videos online “demonstrating” animal communication. Researchers investigate whether our pets really can understand what we are saying and communicate bac…