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 underlying ...

Recent advances in accelerometry have transformed the field of animal ecology by enabling the continuous monitoring of fine-scale movement and behaviour in free-ranging species. Accelerometers, often ...

Two lion brothers rubbing heads in sign of affection and bonding© RichartPhotos/Shutterstock.com Scientists have recorded same-sex behavior across many animal groups ...

Homosexual behavior is much more common across the animal kingdom than we first thought, new research has found. Scientists found that 78 percent of animal behavior experts had seen some degree of ...

Blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus), the largest extant animals, exhibit a complex interplay of ecological and behavioural adaptations that allow them to thrive in vast, heterogeneous oceanic ...

Dolphins in Florida Bay have a clever hunting trick. They create mud rings to trap fish. This special skill spreads through ...

A team of researchers has documented major changes in the behavior, ecology, and geographic range of the northern fur seal over the past 1,500 years using a combination of techniques from archaeology, ...

A new special issue in Acta Ethologica explores the diverse ways animals think, learn, and interact, revealing 'intellectual ...

University of California, Santa Cruz, faculty members Rita Mehta and Colleen Reichmuth have been named California Academy of Sciences Fellows, joining a governing group of more than 500 distinguished ...

Based on a symposium held as part of the 16th International Botanical Gongress held in St. Louis, Mo., Aug. 1999. The effect of variation among floral traits on the flower constancy of pollinators / ...