Dogs may be known as humanity’s best friend, but that doesn’t mean we always understand them as well as we think. From ...

Dogs are humans' best friends in many places across the globe. But does a dog in New York City respond in the same way as a ...

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 ...

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

Adam Hartstone-Rose didn’t expect his first eclipse to be so interesting. It was 2017, and he was a biologist at the University of South Carolina. A total solar eclipse—when the moon temporarily ...

As a career ethologist, I was thrilled when I learned about Dr. Matthew Calarco's new and highly original book titled The Three Ethologies: A Positive Vision for Rebuilding Human-Animal Relationships.

Birds Go to Roost Mid-Morning The most visible sign that something has broken in the natural order is birds flying back to ...

There is ever-growing interest in the ways in which a wide variety of nonhuman animals (animals) deal with the ups and downs of their lived experiences in many different contexts. In his new edited ...

Psychology says people who love 'cute' videos of pets aren't simply avoiding work or spending time without purpose. Research shows that watching pet videos can improve mood, reduce stress, increase ...

Why can't we stop anthropomorphizing our animal friends and foes? Illustration by Emily Lankiewicz / Orca image from Christopher Michel via Wikimedia Commons under CC-BY 2.0 / Bird and dolphin via ...

When a pregnant elephant goes into labor, other females gather around her in ways that suggest something far beyond instinct.