500-Million-Year-Old Crustacean Trace Fossil Reveals Life Forms in Tidal Settings, Shows Ancient Animal Behavior Before Settling on Land

Medicine & Technology Oct 26, 2023

A new type of crustacean trace fossil from Texas shows animals trapped in a tidal pool before they first emerged onto land. Read the article to find out more.

Blinking Slowly Could Be an Effective Way To Communicate With Cats, Study Reveals

Nov 17, 2022

Psychologists confirmed the long-held belief that cats are more likely to approach humans who slow-blink at them. Read the article to find out why.

3-Legged Alligator Spotted Tenderly Caring for Her Young Showing That Crocodiles Are Misunderstood Reptiles

Sep 16, 2022

A mother alligator is seen in Florida, limping to the nest and taking it apart to get her babies. What does this animal behavior mean? Read to find out.

Complex Decision-Making Observed in Worms; Accounts Ability of Smaller Life Forms With Lesser Brain Cells

Mar 08, 2022

Decision-making skills are commonly observed in most vertebrate animals. Read on to know how this smaller species with only few neurons can do the same.

Hippopotamuses Spray Poop When They Recognize Sounds Both of Friends and Rivals

Jan 25, 2022

Researchers recently recorded the changing honks of seven different hippopotamus groups living in the lake-field Maputo Special Reserve of Mozambique and played them back to each of the groups from a loudspeaker.

Gold-Mantled Ground Squirrels Personalities Similar to Humans Like Being Shy, Social, or Bold That Is Beneficial for Ecosystem

Sep 14, 2021

A new study identified four different personality traits expressed by squirrels, and hww it shapes their ecosystem and biodiversity.

Manipulative Animals: How Some Species Use Blackmail

Feb 07, 2021

Some species would threaten to blackmail their relatives to force cooperation in rearing the young and gathering as much DNA in the gene pool as possible.

Kangaroos Use Unique Gaze to ‘Talk’ to Humans

Dec 17, 2020

A study found that kangaroos could "talk to humans" using a unique gaze.

Risky Animal Behavior Influenced and Triggered by Hunger

Oct 06, 2020

A study from the University of Jena, Germany looks at the high-risk behaviors of animals driven by poor nutritional conditions. Hunger can influence animals to migrate or explore new places in search of food.

Retired Military Dog Set to Receive Dickin Medal

Aug 31, 2020

Kuno, the Belgian Malinois who has completed two Afghanistan tours, is set to receive the prestigious Dickin Medal—the animals' Victoria Cross—for his heroic service.

Vulturine Guineafowl Exhibits Behavior Reflective of a Multilevel Society—Something Uncommon to Birds

Nov 08, 2019

In order for the team to support the claims of their study, they tracked social relationships during the course of the cross seasons for the 400-species population of Vulturine Guineafowl. After marking these birds, the team discovered that there are at least 18 distinct social groups within the population that are comprised of 13 to 65 individuals each.

You Dirty Rat? Rats Show Empathy, Save Each Other From Drowning

May 14, 2015

Research has proven that rats place more value on saving others than obtaining a food reward. Rats, especially those who have nearly drowned in the past, will resuce each other from drowning. They experience a kind of empathy.