Sealed surfaces, artificial light and constant noise: What is part of everyday life for humans poses major challenges for other animals. A new international review conducted by researchers from ...

Detail that zoochosis can come from a variety of factors, including social isolation, small enclosures, noisy visitors, and lack of enrichment. Explore how zoos are working to reduce zoochosis through ...

Source: University of Chicago Press/with permission. For many years, Lee Alan Dugatkin, a prolific author and leading researcher in animal behavior, has been one of my "go-to-guys" for learning about ...

Accurate quantification of multi-animal behavior plays a pivotal role in unraveling the intricacies of animal social interactions with far-reaching applications in neuroscience and ecology. In a study ...

professor in the Department of Biology teaches courses on introductory biology and animal behavior research interests include animal social behavior and animal sociality (how and why animals live in ...

All animals that live in social groups interact with one another. Social interactions play a fundamental role in protection from predators, hunting for food, mating, and building habitats.

As a career ethologist, I was thrilled when I learned about Dr. Matthew Calarco's new and highly original book titled The Three Ethologies: A Positive Vision for Rebuilding Human-Animal Relationships.

Cities profoundly shape how animals interact with one another. A new comprehensive review by researchers at Bielefeld University shows that urbanisation alters animal social behaviour – from mate ...

A tiger walks the same worn groove along the edge of its exhibit, like a broken record. A parrot methodically plucks out its own feathers until bare skin shows through. To a casual visitor, these can ...