The study of animal behaviour and reinforcement dynamics encompasses a multifaceted domain that explores how organisms adapt and learn from their environment. Central to this field is the interplay ...

Empathy in animals encompasses a range of processes whereby individuals perceive, share, and respond to the emotional states of conspecifics, often leading to demonstrably prosocial behaviours.

Artificial intelligence is uncovering the hidden social lives and communication of animals, revealing complex behaviours, bonds, and emotions previously invisible to humans.

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For centuries, humans assumed that intelligence was something that set us apart from the rest of the animal kingdom. But new research is rewriting that story. Animal intelligence is proving to be far ...

Precocial animals, the ones that move autonomously within hours after hatching or birth, have many biases they are born with that help them survive, finds a new paper led by Queen Mary University of ...

You've seen it on the internet: if your dog puts up a paw to stop its nose from hitting the wall, it's smart. Or is it?

A cow named Veronika has demonstrated remarkable intelligence by using a broom to scratch herself. This unprecedented ...

Watch this clever sea otter trade its prized sea pebble for a fish, then read all about how clever these creatures are.

In the new Prime documentary series “Octopus!” actress Phoebe Waller-Bridge spends an hour and a half narrating a story about an octopus named Doris that sets out on her own, falls in love and ...