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 ...
Animal behaviour encompasses a vast spectrum of actions and reactions by organisms as they interact with their environment and each other. Drawing on insights from classical ethology, behavioural ...
For many animals, moonlight changes everything from the way they hunt to how they protect themselves or find mates. Some adapt for survival, while others take advantage of the extra light in ...
A perspective in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface argues that advances in AI, sensing technologies and modeling are ...
NZPWHS copy Purchased with Adopt-a-Book funds. NZPWHS copy 39088019007038 has bookplate: Smithsonian Libraries Adopt-a-Book program. Adopted by Lynn Hepburn in honor of Taryn, Dan, Jacob, Alice and ...
Empathy in animals encompasses a range of processes whereby individuals perceive, share, and respond to the emotional states of conspecifics, often leading to demonstrably prosocial behaviours.
Understanding how genes influence complex behaviors remains one of biology's most fascinating challenges. Now, however, in a recent study, researchers have compiled a comprehensive dataset documenting ...
Imagine stumbling upon what seems to be a lifeless creature, collapsed on its side, utterly motionless, and perhaps even emitting a foul odour. To the untrained eye, it appears dead, yet in a matter ...
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 ...
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