Humans aren’t the only ones to preempt conflict.
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It’s not just humans who enjoy interacting with other animal species.
He also offers valuable lessons about how humans can interact – safely and responsibly – with marine wildlife.
This behaviour is unique, rather perplexing and not reported in other large whales.
Well, someone has to keep the larvae fed.
How animals respond to death.
Female tortoises are bearing the brunt of the brutal behaviour of their male counterparts, who are regularly pushing them off cliffs in North Macedonia.
Birds have dialects too.
Courage is widely considered a fundamental human virtue. A professor of psychology and a university president break down the components of courageous action.
Males aren’t the only angry birds defending their territory. A clever test finds which songbirds step up to fight off intruders and the role monogamy plays.
Drugs and their byproducts can end up in wild fish – and strange behaviour results.
A parrot’s beak is like a third limb, so losing part of it should be a disadvantage. But Bruce has developed many novel behaviours to compensate.
New research shows that displaying a pair of eyes on food packaging can be enough to stop some gulls pinching your food.
Scientists are studying the phenomenon of animals behaving strangely before earthquakes.
It could help ensure the animals in our care are living their best lives.
Being left- or right-handed – and the paw, eye, fin and wing equivalents – is a product of genes, development and the environment.
Researchers observed male zebra finches to see if they would follow the flock when building a nest, or stick to their own preferences. It may help us think about conformity in our own species, too.
Some dogs can remember the names of hundreds of objects.
The red-nosed cuxiu monkey is like no other on the planet.
Why solitary animals congregate during the winter months.
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Associate Professor, School of Animal and Veterinary Science, Adelaide University
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Senior Lecturer in Animal Science, Nottingham Trent University
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Professor, School of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney
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Professor of Wildlife Conservation, University of Salford
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Lecturer in Animal Behaviour and Welfare, School of Psychology, Queen's University Belfast
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Senior Lecturer, Sydney School of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney