By analyzing 8.9 million wildlife images from camera traps across 38 countries, scientists discovered that more than half (61%) of the 400 mammal species studied don't follow the activity patterns ...

Cracking the code that relates brain and behavior in a simple animal Date: August 21, 2023 Source: Picower Institute at MIT Summary: Researchers model and map how neurons across the tiny brain of ...

Same-sex sexual behavior has been observed in more than 1,500 animal species, but a new study has found that it is massively underreported by researchers.

This blog post addresses behavior across all animal species. It considers what we can learn about behavior when we do not limit our study to just humans. Studying nonhuman animal behaviors is ...

Science has treated same-sex sexual behavior as an “evolutionary conundrum” because it (generally) doesn’t help animals to reproduce, thus ensuring that their genes get passed down and their ...

The national parks of the United States hold great natural wonders and complex, varied ecosystems. A new study demonstrates that human presence in the parks, including everything from visitors and ...

The oldest groups of living mammals probably didn't engage in homosexuality, but newer lineages may have evolved to do so to maintain social order.

"The potential is out there." Researchers make startling discovery after studying animal behavior in major cities: 'There's a ...

Scientists have been learning more about the way that microbial populations can affect the behavior of different animals. A new study has investigated this relationship by studying how the feeding ...

Tagging wildlife alters animal behavior for days, reports new research. The findings highlight a need for longer tracking periods to better understand animal behavior in the wild. The corresponding ...

Responses may include night behavior, increases or decreases in vocalization. Some domestic animals may react more to changes in human behavior than the eclipse itself.

Those findings are outlined in a March 31, 2020, article, "Total Eclipse of the Zoo: Animal Behavior during a Total Solar Eclipse," published in Animals, a global, peer-reviewed open access ...