Wandering albatross pair in courtship in South Georgia. Researchers have found some birds have bolder personalities than others. Education Images / Universal Images Group via Getty Images Several ...

How do animal behavior researchers feel about the feelings of animals? A new survey helps to answer that question. The journal Royal Society Open Science published a survey of 100 researchers of ...

UC Davis researchers have found that cats show fewer signs of stress when appointments are virtual rather than in a veterinary office. They say telemedicine could be effective for routine consults or ...

Drastic declines in biodiversity due to human activities present risks to understanding animal behaviors such as tool use, according to new research. Shrinking animal populations make the study of ...

Pets were once dismissed as trivial scientific subjects. Today, companion animal science is hot. Max, a 2-year-old German shepherd, Belgian Malinois and husky mix, was rescued in an emaciated ...

I've been studying animal behavior for many decades and I've long been interested in possible sources of bias in my field and others. I've been concerned for a number of reasons, including: our ...

Marisa Erasmus, associate professor of animal sciences, received a four-year, $793,000 grant to devise methods for improving laying-hen welfare against a parasite called the northern fowl mite.

On any day throughout the spring semester, Lexi Vander can be found at the UF/IFAS Sheep Unit, next to the animal nutrition laboratory. However, she is not there because of the sheep; she is there to ...

Some of the foundational studies in the field were neither ethical by today’s standards nor replicable. But we can do better. Unfortunately for both the field and the dogs themselves, the truth is ...

I've been studying various aspects of animal behavior, especially in mammals, for many decades and have always felt uneasy about how cultural values have limited our true understanding of the dynamics ...

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Global Humane Society, the international brand of American Humane Society, the United States' first national humane organization and the world's largest ...