The study of animal behavior is a cornerstone of psychology for several reasons. Ethology, or the study of animals in their natural habitats, sheds light on how animals interact with each other and ...

Wildlife experts warn that animals can shift from a calm to a defensive state in seconds, often without obvious warning signs ...

From zoos to the wild, AI is revolutionizing how scientists study animal behavior. Tools like pose estimation, deep learning ethograms, and generative models are making it faster and more accurate to ...

A study by Spanish researchers suggests same-sex sexual behavior among mammals − especially primates − is not only common and adaptive but supports social relationships and reduces conflict. Their ...

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 ...

Some of the foundational studies in the field were neither ethical by today’s standards nor replicable. But we can do better. Unfortunately for both the field and the dogs themselves, the truth is ...

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 ...

Because serotonin is one of the primary chemicals the brain uses to influence mood and behavior, it is also the most common target of psychiatric drugs. To improve those drugs and to invent better ...

The study of animal behavior is a cornerstone of psychology for several reasons. Ethology, or the study of animals in their natural habitats, sheds light on how animals interact with each other and ...