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animal behavior

Gregory Berns with members of his herd of miniature Zebu cattle.

‘Cowpuppy’ takes readers into secret world of cows

Categories Life & Non-humans

Domestic chickens were analyzed in different scenarios which evoked varied emotions and found to display facial redness (blushing) and facial feather fluffing. Happy, relaxed birds showed preening behaviors and facial feather fluffing. Happy, excited birds displayed slight blushing, while in fearfully excited birds, strong facial blushing was observed.

Hens blush when they are scared or excited

Categories Life & Non-humans

Peacock butterfly

Butterflies accumulate enough static electricity to attract pollen without contact

Categories Life & Non-humans, Physics & Mathematics

Sad dog with puppy eyes

Smell of human stress affects dogs’ emotions leading them to make more pessimistic choices

Categories Brain & Behavior, Life & Non-humans

The three fur tag designs

Breakthrough wildlife tracking technology adheres to fur

Categories Life & Non-humans, Technology

For many owners, caring for a puppy causes worry, fear and frustration, and forming an attachment to their dog can be difficult. However, the negative emotional content of memories of the puppyhood period does 'fade' over time.

A dog’s puppyhood can cause ‘puppy blues’ reminiscent of baby blues

Categories Brain & Behavior, Life & Non-humans, Social Sciences

beaver building a dam

New research shows why you don’t need to be perfect to get the job done

Categories Brain & Behavior, Life & Non-humans

Chimp resting

Chimpanzees Self-Medicate with Forest Plants, Study Reveals

Categories Life & Non-humans

N. savoryi

Fish Parents Use Physical Punishment to Get Kids to Help

Categories Brain & Behavior, Life & Non-humans

A sandhopper found around 30cm beneath the beach surface at Portwrinkle, Cornwall (UK). The creature had elevated its magnesium levels to enter a torpid state meaning it could survive the cold winter months

Is magnesium the sleeping potion that enables sandhoppers to survive cold winters?

Categories Life & Non-humans

An elephant family comforts their calf during an afternoon nap under a tree in Samburu National Reserve, Kenya. Credit: George Wittemyer

Elephants Address Each Other by Name, Study Finds

Categories Life & Non-humans

Vapourer moth caterpillar being measured with the laser Doppler vibrometer

Caterpillars can detect their predators by the static electricity they emit

Categories Life & Non-humans, Physics & Mathematics

Probiscus monkey family

Proboscis Monkeys’ Large Noses Attract the Ladies

Categories Life & Non-humans

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