Scientists are using artificial intelligence to explore animal behavior in a way that was not previously possible, and this change is allowing them to identify patterns that were previously too ...

Most people can remember at least one animal they desperately wanted to touch and, for a few uncomfortable seconds, couldn’t tell you exactly why. Not a pet. Not an animal they knew. A stranger’s dog ...

When danger strikes, humans usually have two choices — run or fight. But in the wild, some animals have figured out a third, much stranger option: drop part of their own body to survive. It’s called ...

We like to see ourselves as special, but whatever the difference between humans and animals may be, it is unlikely to be found in the emotional domain. — Frans de Waal, “Your Dog Feels as Guilty as ...