How Many Animals Are Killed for Food Every Day? Quantifying animal slaughter is relatively straightforward — except when it ...

By studying animal behavior, humans can also learn more about their own behavior—a field known as comparative psychology. Many researchers who study animal cognition agree that animals “think ...

The Mesozoic Era extinctions formed the world as we know it today. Read about what caused them and which animals survived.

The look of guilt is obvious, but does that mean it is guilt as we understand it? How many times has your cat lain down on your laptop to say “stop ignoring me,” or acted aloof after you came back ...

The ever-growing field of animal healing called zoopharmacognosy refers to behaviors animals use to medicate themselves or their relatives by ingesting or topically applying plants, soils, and ...

Many animals rely heavily on communication systems to convey information about the environment to conspecifics, especially close relatives. A fantastic illustration comes from vervet monkeys ...