Animal behavior research relies on careful observation of animals. Researchers might spend months in a jungle habitat watching tropical birds mate and raise their young. They might track the rates of ...

Up to two-thirds of species are changing their behavioral patterns in response to seeing people in their natural environment.

Scientists have identified dozens of previously overlooked cultural behaviors in wild chimpanzees, suggesting that the great ...

When hikers hit the trails in Rocky Mountain National Park on a busy summer Saturday, the elk do not simply stand there and ...

A new analysis of GPS tracking data from 37 animal species, paired with cellphone location data from across the United States ...

A new large-scale study led by a research team from the Yale Center for Biodiversity and Global Change has found that ...

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 study published today in PLOS One shows that belugas are able to recognize themselves in mirrors, using the tools to peer ...

Cities profoundly shape how animals interact with one another. A new comprehensive review by researchers at Bielefeld University shows that urbanisation alters animal social behaviour – from mate ...

On Aug. 21, 2017, a solar eclipse shrouded The Riverbanks Zoo and Garden in Columbia, South Carolina, in near-total darkness for 2½ minutes. In the time leading up to the darkness, during it, and ...

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 ...

The use of animals in science research has a long-storied history of success; almost every modern-day medical drug or treatment was either first developed or discovered through the use of animals.