Animal behavior research is particularly relevant to the study of human behavior when it comes to the preservation of a species, or how an animal’s behavior helps it survive. The behavior of ...

A new study out of Kyoto University in Japan finds that this particular bodily function is contagious among chimpanzees.

Scientists examined around 23,500 species of dragonflies, fish, crabs and other animals that depend exclusively on freshwater ecosystems.

Species in Lake Victoria, Lake Titicaca, Sri Lanka’s Wet Zone and the Western Ghats of India are particularly vulnerable to ...

A study of more than 700 coyote scat samples in San Francisco found that the wild canines are scavenging human food — tons of it. Chicken was the animals’ top food source, found in three-quarters of ...

Computer models helped decode whale communication. But some scientists say there are barriers that cannot be overcome.

Although freshwater habitats cover less than 1 percent of the Earth's surface, they support 10 percent of known animal species.

Advances in data availability and accessibility have resulted in a new study on wild animal hunting in African tropical ...