For decades, scientists used a mirror experiment to explore whether animals could recognize themselves. In that test, ...

It's easy for students in Elizabeth Hobson's lab at the University of Cincinnati to get attached to their study subjects. The assistant professor in UC's College of Arts and Sciences is a behavioral ...

Animal behavior is the scientific study of the observable actions, interactions, and behavioral patterns of animals, typically investigated within ethology, behavioral ecology, and comparative ...

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 ...

Advances in organ and computer models are raising the prospect that some animal experiments could be eliminated. But there are still huge hurdles to overcome ...

Scientists have recorded same-sex behavior across many animal groups, including mammals, birds, and reptiles. Still, the meaning of that behavior depends on the species and the context. Behavior that ...